Bolitoglossa compacta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: Bolitoglossa compacta

Name

Bolitoglossa compacta Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973

Type locality: "north slope of Cerro Pando, 1920-1970 m (6298-6462 ft) elevation, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, western Panamá".

Holotype: KU 116662.

Synonyms

• Bolitoglossa compacta Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973
• Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) compacta — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

• Wake, Brame, and Duellman, 1973, Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 248: 12.
• Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Bolitoglossa compacta
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa compacta. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa compacta  (Endangered) Downloaded on 29 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cerro Pando Salamander