A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from the central highlands of Guerrero, Mexico

We describe a new species of salamander of Bolitoglossa (Oaxakia) Parra-Olea, Garc ía-París and Wake, 2004 from the cloud forests of the central portion of the Sierra Madre del Sur highlands in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Bolitoglossa coaxtlahuacana sp. nov. is currently known only from the type locality and can be differentiated from other members of the group by morphologic al, coloration, and molecular evidence. With the description of this new taxon, the number of species in the subgenus Oaxakia increases to six.
Source: Canadian Journal of Zoology - Category: Zoology Authors: Source Type: research