Bolitoglossa orestes

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 orestes

Name

Bolitoglossa orestes Brame & Wake, 1962

Type locality: "Culata, 9,810 feet (3,000 meters), Cordillera de Mérida, Estado de Mérida, Venezuela".

Holotype: BM 1905.5.31.103.

Synonyms

• Bolitoglossa orestes Brame & Wake, 1962
• Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) orestes — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

• Brame and Wake, 1962, Copeia, 1962: 171.
• 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 orestes . Accessed on 30 July 2008.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa orestes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa orestes (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 30 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Culata Climbing Salamander