A new species of diminutive salamander (Amphibia : Caudata : Plethodontidae : Nototriton) from the Montanas del Mico of Guatemala

Nototriton stuarti, a new species of salamander belonging to the tribe Boli toglossini, family Plethodontidae, is described from the Montanas del Mice, north of the Motagua Valley, in eastern Guatemala. The species is geograph ically isolated from congeneric species, and represents the northwestern-mo st record for the genus, which ranges from eastern Guatemala to central Cos ta Rica. This poorly known species is morphologically most similar to Notot riton barbouri, which occurs in northwestern Honduras.