Bolitoglossa diminuta

Taxonavigation

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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 diminuta

Name

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Bolitoglossa diminuta Robinson, 1976

Type locality: "Quebrada Valverde, a precipitous stream 8.8 km NE by road from the bridge crossing the Río Grande de Orosi near Tapanti, Cartago province, Costa Rica at an altitude of approximately 1555 m... The exact site of the stream was determined from aerophotos to be 9° 43´ 18 N latitude and 83° 41´ 48 W longitude".

Holotype: UCR 5217.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Robinson, 1976, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 89: 289.
  • Papenfuss and Wake, 1987, Acta Zool. Mexicana, N.S., 21: 14
  • Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336.
  • Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Bolitoglossa diminuta
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa diminuta. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa diminuta  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 30 July 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Quebrada Valverde Salamander