Bolitoglossa pesrubra

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 pesrubra

Name

Bolitoglossa pesrubra Taylor, 1952

Type locality: "Cerro de la Muerte, [boundary area between Cartago and San José Province,] Costa Rica, elevation 10,900 ft. [sic = 7500 to 9500 feet]".

Holotype: KU 25093.

Synonyms

Magnadigita pesrubra Taylor, 1952
Magnadigita torresi Taylor, 1952
Bolitoglossa subpalmata pesrubra — Brame, 1967
Bolitoglossa subpalmata torresi — Brame, 1967
Bolitoglossa pesrubra — Savage, 2002
Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) pesrubra — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

Taylor, 1952, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34: 707.
Savage, 2002, Amph. Rept. Costa Rica: 135.
Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 335.
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 pesrubra
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa pesrubra. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa pesrubra (Endangered) Downloaded on 30 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Red-footed Climbing Salamander