New montane records for the Vulnerable Long-nosed Bromeliad Salamander, Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) (Caudata, Plethodontidae), from Cerro La Bola, Chiapas, México

By

Bolom-Huet, René
Caloca-Peña, Luis
Muñoz-Alonso, Antonio
Sunny, Armando

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

771--777

Subjects

Chiapas herpetofauna , Cloud-forest amphibians , Conservation , Distribution , Ecology , Sierra Madre of Chiapas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.771

 

Abstract

The salamander Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) (Caudata, Plethodontidae), previously known only from Cerro Tres Picos in La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico, has been found at Cerro La Bola, Chiapas, extending its geographic range. In this report we provide four new records and outline aspects of the species’ ecology as well as threats to its habitat. Despite conservation efforts, the species remains Vulnerable to threats like climate change and infectious disease. We emphasize the impor-tance of its conservation and the continued monitoring of the species and its habitat.