Bolitoglossa copinhorum Itgen, Sessions, Wilson, and Townsend, 2020 "2019"

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Bolitoglossa > Species: Bolitoglossa copinhorum

Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) copinhorum Itgen, Sessions, Wilson, and Townsend, 2020 "2019", Herpetol. Monogr., 33: 62. Holotype: CM 163182, by original designation. Type locality: "north of El Rodeo (14.475314°N, 88.152512°W), Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixcure, 2265 m elevation, Departamento de Intibucá, Honduras". LSID: 0E8D6690-1D3C-4B11-848C-5B346E6D896B

English Names

El Rodeo Mushroomtongue Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 776).

Distribution

Both intact and disturbed fragments of broadleaf cloud forest and mixed cloud forest at 1910–2310 m elevation in the Sierra de Puca–Opalaca and Montaña de la Sierra in the southern cordillera of the Chortís Highlands; known from at least seven localities in the departments of Intibucá and La Paz, Honduras. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Honduras

Endemic: Honduras

Comment

The sister taxon of Bolitoglossa celaque, with which this species was previously confused, according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 776–777, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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