Bolitoglossa riletti

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 riletti

Name

Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964

• Holotype: UIMNH 52761, collected by J.A. Holamn and Ronald Altig on 26 December 1962.
• Type locality: “3.5 miles south of Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964: 49 [original combination]
• Magnadigita riletti — Smith, Langebartel & Williams, 1964: 11 [subsequent combination]
• Bolitoglossa riletti — Smith, 1966: unnumbered [subsequent combination]
• Bolitoglossa (Oaxakia) riletti — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004: 336 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Holman, J.A. 1964. New and interesting amphibians and reptiles from Oaxaca, Mexico. Herpetologica 20: 48–54.
• Smith, H.M., Langebartel, D.A. & Williams, K.E. 1964. Herpetological type-specimens in the University of Illinois Museum of Natural History. Illinois Biological Monographs 32: 1–80. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M. 1966. List of subsequent taxonomic innovations. Herpetology of Mexico: 6 (unnumbered). Eric Lundberg: Ashton, Maryland.
• Parra-Olea, G., García-París, M. & Wake, D.B. 2004. Molecular diversification of salamanders of the tropical American genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) and its evolutionary and biogeographical implications. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81: 325–346.

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2019. IUCN: Bolitoglossa riletti  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T59199A53977016. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T59199A53977016.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Rilett's Mushroomtongue Salamander