Bolitoglossa helmrichi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

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

Name

Bolitoglossa helmrichi (Schmidt, 1936)

Type locality: "mountains above Finca Samac, west of Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, at 5000 feet altitude".

Holotype: FMNH 21063.

Synonyms

• Oedipus helmrichi Schmidt, 1936
• Oedipus helmrichi — Stuart, 1943
• Bolitoglossa helmrichi — Taylor, 1944
• Magnadigita helmrichi — Stuart, 1952
• Bolitoglossa helmrichi — Wake & Brame, 1963
• Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) helmrichi — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

• Schmidt, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 20: 152.
• Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Bolitoglossa helmrichi . Accessed on 30 July 2008.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa helmrichi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Bolitoglossa helmrichi (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 30 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Coban Climbing Salamander