Bolitoglossa decora

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 decora

Name

Bolitoglossa decora McCranie & Wilson, 1997

Type locality: "along the trail to Cerro Enmedio near the Monte Escondido campground (15° 05´ N, 86° 44´ W), Parque Nacional La Muralla, 1440 m elev., Departamento de Olancho, Honduras".

Holotype: USNM 500000.

Synonyms

• Bolitoglossa decora McCranie & Wilson, 1997
• Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) decora — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

• McCranie and Wilson, 1997, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 110: 367.
• 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 decora
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa decora. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa decora  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 29 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: La Muralla Mushroom-tongue Salamander