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摘要
We describe a new species of large black Bolitoglossa from the Sierra de las Minas and adjacent regions of Guatemala based on both morphological and molecular data. The new species, specimens of which were formerly assigned to Bolitoglossa meliana (Melanistic Salamander), is distinguished by its dark coloration, numerous teeth, and large size. We present molecular data to support the distinctiveness of this species and estimate its phylogenetic placement within the subgenus Magnadigita. Molecular data do not support a sister taxon relationship between the new species and B. meliana, despite their outward morphological similarity. This species adds to the already high salamander species diversity of the Sierra de las Minas, much of which has been described recently.
- 出版日期2014-12
