Bolitoglossa chinanteca

Bolitoglossa chinanteca

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
Species: Bolitoglossa chinanteca

Name

Bolitoglossa chinanteca Rovito, Parra-Olea, Lee & Wake, 2012

Holotype: Colección Nacional de Anfibios y Reptiles IBH 24708, field number SMR1401, an adult female.

Type locality: 10.3 km south (by rd) of center of Valle Nacional on Hwy. 175, Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, 676 m elevation, 17.72390°N, 96.32100° W (WGS84 datum), collected by Sean M. Rovito and Dana Lee on 26 October, 2010.

Paratypes: Thirteen specimens, all from Oaxaca, Mexico. 7 females: Sierra de Juárez:

• IBH 24709, same locality data as holotype.
• KU 136428, 4.6 km N Vista Hermosa.
• KU 86616–86617, Villa Hermosa [=Vista Hermosa].
• MZFC 5323, Vista Hermosa.
• MVZ 131152, along Mexico Hwy. 175, vicinity of Vista Hermosa, Distrito Ixtlán.
  • Sierra Mixe:
• MZFC 16085, Carretera Coconales-Zacatepec; 6 males: Sierra de Juárez.
• IBH 22535, IBH 24711, IBH 24712, same locality data as holotype.
• KU 86618, Villa Hermosa [=Vista Hermosa].
• UCM 52439
• UMMZ 119647, Vista Hermosa.

References

• Rovito S.M., Parra-Olea G., Lee D., Wake D.B. 2012: A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia, Caudata) from the Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. ZooKeys, 185: 55–71. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.185.1146 [1].