Another new montane salamander (Amphibia : Caudata : Plethodontidae) from Parque Nacional Santa Barbara, Honduras

Authors
McCranie, JR Wilson, LD Polisar, J
Citation
Jr. Mccranie et al., Another new montane salamander (Amphibia : Caudata : Plethodontidae) from Parque Nacional Santa Barbara, Honduras, HERPETOLOGI, 54(4), 1998, pp. 455-461
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
HERPETOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00180831 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
455 - 461
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-0831(199812)54:4<455:ANMS(:>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We describe a new species of Nototriton from cloud forest in Parque Naciona l Santa Barbara in western Honduras. The new species is apparently most clo sely related to the allopatric N. barbouri of northwestern and north-centra l Honduras and N. lignicola of north-central Honduras. The new species can be distinguished from these two species by the combination of having tiny n ostrils, a cream-colored or silver lateral stripe, a narrow head, at relati vely long snout-vent length, and a long tail. The new species also differs from these two species in several osteological features.