Dendrotriton chujorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Dendrotriton > Species: Dendrotriton chujorum

Dendrotriton chujorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 45. Holotype: UTA A-51391, by original designation. Type locality: "14.0 km by road on the road to Nentón NW of the junction with the San Mateo Ixtatán to Barillas road, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, at 2780 m elevation (15.892222° N, 91.564167° W)".

English Names

Chuj Bromeliad Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 839).

Distribution

Vicinity of San Mateo Istatán and San Juan Ixcoy, northern portion of the Sierra de Cuchumatanes, drained by the Río Grijalva, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 2780 to 3000 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Guatemala

Endemic: Guatemala

Comment

Confused with Dendrotriton rabbi prior to its naming according to the original publication. Köhler, 2011, Amph. Cent. Am.: 73–75, compared this species with others from Central America and provided a map and photograph. Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 362, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 839, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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