Bolitoglossa nussbaumi Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Bolitoglossa > Species: Bolitoglossa nussbaumi

Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) nussbaumi Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 26. Holotype: UTA A-59197, by original designation. Type locality: "7.2 km SE Todos Santos, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 3259 m (15.484167° N, 90.552222° W)".

English Names

Nussbaum's Mushroomtongue Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 751).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in the Sierra de Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 3259 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Guatemala

Endemic: Guatemala

Comment

Confused with Bolitoglossa rostrata prior to its naming according to Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 26. Köhler, 2011, Amph. Cent. Am.: 40–69, compared this species with others from Central America and provided a map and photograph. Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 344, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 751–752, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).

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