This is one of a projected series of papers dealing with phylogenetic relationships in the genus bolitoglossa, the largest and most widely distributed genus in the order caudata and one that includes about 20% of recognized salamander species. The fourth conference on the biology of plethodontid salamanders was held at the mountain, in highlands, north carolina on june 1214, 1998. Bolitoglossa is believed to be the largest genus of salamanders. In common with other salamanders, however, they are not lovers of high.
Bolitoglossa, bradytriton, chiropterotriton, cryptotriton, dendrotriton, ixalotriton. Neotropical salamanders of the bolitoglossa make up the largest genus in. Bolitoglossa mexicana, rio negro, honduras youtube. Pdf this study reports a new addition to the distribution of the salamander bolitoglossa mexicana in the lowlands of tabasco centro municipality. The three species known from these mountains comprise the macrinii group, which differs from all other bolitoglossa beta by lacking mental gland clusters in adult males, and in having extremely weak premaxillary bones that frequently have incomplete frontal processes. Pdf a new species of bolitoglossa amphibia, caudata. Nixontnt, a free program for phylogenetic analysis. Plethodontidae from the central highlands of guerrero, mexico. A new species of bolitoglossa amphibia, caudata from the sierra. Early miocene origin and cryptic diversification of south. New species of montane salamander of the bolitoglossa. These two were found courting on a short plant at night near avilio velasquezs house in. Pdf 2595 k pdf plus 346 k a new species of bolitoglossa amphibia.
Bolitoglossa is a genus of lungless salamanders, also called mushroomtongued salamanders, tropical climbing salamanders, or webfooted salamanders, in the family plethodontidae. Description bolitoglossa mexicana is a highly arboreal neotropical salamander that almost reaches 200 mm in total length. Biotic surveys and information on geographic distribution of the species are essential for biogeographic studies, and can provide a baseline for ecological and biodiversity conservation studies as a whole 1, 2. Diets of two sympatric tropical salamanders, bolitoglossa mexicana and b. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. By including representatives of all known species of amazonian bolitoglossa. Bolitoglossa mexicana mexican mushroomtongue salamander.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. As of 30 june 1999, he authored or coauthored 67 publications covering arange of scholarly and popular papers dealing with such diverse subjects as taxonomy, life history, geographical distribution, checklists, nomenclatural problems, bibliographies, herpetological coins, anatomy, comparative anatomy. This information is particularly important for amphibians and reptiles, as they are among the most threatened vertebrate animals in the world 3,4. A new species of bolitoglossa amphibia, caudata from the.
We would like to share the exciting news of a newly discovered and beautiful species of salamander from the caribbean slopes of talamanca, costa rica. A beautiful new yellow salamander, genus bolitoglossa caudata. The costa rican plethodontid salamander long known as bolitoglossa subpalmata is a species complex. Pdf a new species of bolitoglossa amphibia, caudata from the. Phylogenetic relationships among the salamanders of the.
Pdf we describe two new species of bolitoglossa from nicaragua. The most southerlyranging salamanders in the world, bolitoglossa are found from mexico in the north to tropical south america beyond the amazon drainage. Their range is between northern mexico through central america to colombia, venezuela, ecuador, peru, northeastern brazil, and central bolivia. Others, members of the genus bolitoglossa, have extensively webbed forefeet and hindfeet with indistinct digits, allowing them to move across moist leaves and other smooth surfaces.
Our strategy is to investigate primary taxa in proposed subgroups of the genus with the goal of discovering monophyletic groups. For the species of gecko, see tarentola mauritanica. For this reason, we tentatively treat these three populations as belonging to b. A conventional giemsa staining, b cbanding pattern, c dapi staining. Its 124 assigned species represent around 20% of the living caudate species sessions, 2008. Ricardo palaciosaguilar, a d antonio yolocalli cisnerosbernal, a d j. Vastly underestimated species richness of amazonian salamanders. The supergenus bolitoglossa has undergone an extensive adaptive radiation in neotropical middle america and south america wake and lynch, 1976, containing about twothirds of plethodontid species and 40% of all species of salamanders. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens. Fullgrown adults can reach a snoutvent length of just under 100. Salamanders of the family plethodontidae are represented in the neotropics by a single lineage, the supergenus bolitoglossa. Widespread over the american tropics, these salamanders are found from northeastern mexico to the south american rainforest, and. Cytogenetics of the brazilian bolitoglossa paraensis. This is not the latest assessment for this species.
This page was last edited on 17 september 2011, at. Pdf two new species of salamanders genus bolitoglossa from. New species of montane salamander of the bolitoglossa dunni group from northern comayagua, honduras urodela. Males tend to be smaller and slimmer than females with male total lengths ranging between 125 145 mm and females ranging between 155 183 mm. Guatemala is rich in both species and genera of bolitoglossine salamanders, and new species continue to be described on. Individuals of bolitoglossa mexicana mvz176838 and bolitoglossa hartwegi mvz 263458 were used as outgroups for phylogenetic analysis. Thirteen genera comprise the supergenus bolitoglossa. Pseudoeurycea brunnata bolitoglossa hartwegi 59 bolitoglossa rufescens 96 bolitoglossa occidentalis bolitoglossa platydactyla bolitoglossa flaviventris 92 100 bolitoglossa odonnelli bolitoglossa mexicana 86 bolitoglossa lignicolor 69 bolitoglossa yucatana 88 bolitoglossa striatula 94 bolitoglossa. Smith is one of herpetologys most prolific autiiors. Houck the reproductive biology of a neotropical salamander, bolitoglossa rostrata, was studied at two localities in guatemala. Espinal, 3 and larry david wilson 4 110770 southwest 164th street, miami, florida 331572933, usa. While many areas in mesoamerica are rich in salamanders, one of the areas of highest diversity is the highlands of guatemala wake and lynch, 1976. The plethodontid salamander genus bolitoglossa is, by far, the most speciesrich and diverse genus of salamanders. Bolitoglossa aurae is named in dedication to aura reyes, the wife of brian kubicki, who codiscovered the species.
The mexican climbing salamander bolitoglossa mexicana is a species of salamander in the. Distribution and conservation status of amphibian and. This page was last edited on 15 september 2017, at 01. Like other plethodontid salamanders, they presumably exhibit direct development there is no free living aquatic stage involved. An bolitoglossa in nahilalakip ha familia nga plethodontidae ilarom nga taxa. The ancestors of south american salamanders likely arrived at least by the early miocene, well before the completion of the late pliocene panamanian land bridge widely accepted as ca. Lungless salamanders genus bolitoglossa tropical lungless salamanders introduction. Bolitoglossa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Most species in this genus are native to central america, though bolitoglossa species can also be found throughout tropical south america. Media in category bolitoglossa mexicana the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The mexican climbing salamander bolitoglossa mexicana is a species of salamander in the family plethodontidae. Salamanders of the genus bolitoglossa from the sierra.
It is found in belize, guatemala, honduras, mexico, and possibly nicaragua. Plethodontidae with description of a new species from mexico. A large female and smaller male of the salamander bolitoglossa mexicana. Description of a new species of the bolitoglossa subpalmatagroup. Pdf abstractwe describe a new species of bolitoglossa. Hosted by the highlands biological station, and sponsored by the highlands biological foundation, inc. Small salamanders with 4 digits comprising the pes, tongue feeding mode v attached projectilelombard and wake 1977, 1986, and skull with fully articulated frontal and parietal bones with no. They are also called tropical climbing salamanders and webfooted salamanders. Bolitoglossa mexicana blackandgold salamander youtube. Salamanders in the genus bolitoglossa are native to central and south america. Bolitoglossa mexicana wikispecies, free species directory.
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