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Caecilia atelolepis Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023
Caecilia atelolepis Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023, Zootaxa, 5227: 209. Holotype: ICN 58401, by original designation. Type locality: "vereda San Marcos, Supatá, Cundinamarca, Colombia . . . 4°41’5.89’’N, 74°23’29.23’’W, 2100 m". urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:46057E7D-25B0-4A5E-BF3F-2B5CEA81CB0D
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Known only from Pauna (Boyacá), Fusagasugá, Supatá, and Tena (Cundinamarca), Bolívar, El Carmen de Chucurí, Gámbita, and Virolín (Santander), 1700–2200 m elevation on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia.
Comment
Previously confused with Caecilia corpulenta, Caecilia degenerata, and Caecilia thompsoni according to the original publication.
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