Bolitoglossa copia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Subgenus: Bolitoglossa (Eladinea)
Species: Bolitoglossa copia

Name

Bolitoglossa copia Wake, Hanken & Ibáñez, 2005: 223

• Holotype: MVUP 1766 (field tag number CH 5419), adult ♂, collected by P. Garcés and A.M. Jiménez on 22 May 2002.
• Type locality: “Panamá, Provincia de Coclé, Parque Nacional General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera, from near the summit of Cerro Peña Blanca, approximate UTM coordinates 0541522 0957221, 1315 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Wake, D.B., Hanken, J. & Ibáñez, R. 2005. A new species of big black Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Caudata) from central Panamá. Copeia 2005(2): 223–226. DOI: 10.1643/CH-04-082R1 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Bolitoglossa copia  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T61896A54357054. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61896A54357054.en. Accessed on 20 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: El Copé Giant Salamander