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Pico Bonito Moss Salamander
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Townsend
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,
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; collected
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by
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and
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; original field number LDW 10 724;
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accession number
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(cyt
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).
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(
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elevation,
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,
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accession numbers
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(cyt
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).
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFF29FAF8F2079E21" bold="true" box="[199,321,1306,1331]" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A member of the genus
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFDB7FAF9F1889E20" box="[601,718,1307,1330]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Nototriton</emphasis>
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diagnosed by possessing 13 costal grooves (&gt;16 costal grooves in
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFF5BFADCF25B9E44" box="[181,285,1342,1366]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Oedipina</emphasis>
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), the presence of a sublingual fold and hands and feet longer than broad (sublingual fold absent and hands and feet broader than long in
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD0607CFDC9FA81F1F59E69" box="[551,691,1379,1403]" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Bolitoglossa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="12" pageNumber="523" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFDC9FA81F1F59E69" box="[551,691,1379,1403]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Bolitoglossa</emphasis>
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), and small nares (NL/SVL 0.0060.009; NL/SVL
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD0607CFF79FA65F2629E8C" box="[151,292,1415,1438]" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Cryptotriton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="12" pageNumber="523" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFF79FA65F2629E8C" box="[151,292,1415,1438]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Cryptotriton</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFE86FA64F2BD9E8C" box="[360,507,1414,1438]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Dendrotriton</emphasis>
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). Phylogenetic analysis supports inclusion of
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFBC2FA65F7969E8C" box="[1068,1232,1414,1438]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. oreadorum</emphasis>
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in the subgenus
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFF79FA49F24A9ED0" box="[151,268,1451,1474]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Bryotriton</emphasis>
, and is recovered as a member of the northern clade with
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFC73FA49F7489ED1" box="[925,1038,1451,1475]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. brodiei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFBF3FA49F7C99ED1" box="[1053,1167,1451,1475]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. nelsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFB20FA49F67E9ED0" box="[1230,1336,1451,1474]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. stuarti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). From the other species of the northern clade of
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFD24FA2DF0799EF4" box="[714,831,1487,1510]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">Bryotriton</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFCBEFA2DF0839EF4" box="[848,965,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. nelsoni</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFAE9FA2DF63A9EF4" box="[1287,1404,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. brodiei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a relatively shorter tail (TL/SVL 0.1170.122, versus
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFBFCFA11F7C09D19" box="[1042,1158,1523,1547]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. brodiei</emphasis>
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), relatively longer front limbs (FLL/SVL 0.1580.178, versus
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD0607CFD17F9F5F02D9D3C" box="[761,875,1558,1582]" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Nototriton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="12" pageNumber="523" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brodiei">
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFD17F9F5F02D9D3C" box="[761,875,1558,1582]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. brodiei</emphasis>
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), relatively shorter hind limbs (HLL/SVL 0.190 0.222, versus
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD0607CFE09F9D9F11F9D41" box="[487,601,1595,1619]" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Nototriton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="12" pageNumber="523" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brodiei">
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFE09F9D9F11F9D41" box="[487,601,1595,1619]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. brodiei</emphasis>
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), and fewer maxillary teeth (4752, versus
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); from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFA6CF9D9F3AE9D64" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. nelsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a relatively shorter and narrower head (HL/SVL 0.1780.182 and HW/SVL 0.1170.122, versus 0.1850.226 and
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), relatively shorter front limbs (FLL/SVL 0.1580.178, versus
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD0607CFF12F945F2289DAC" box="[252,366,1702,1726]" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Nototriton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="12" pageNumber="523" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nelsoni">
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), and a higher average number of costal grooves between adpressed limbs (6.0 [± 0.7], versus 4.9 [±1.4] in
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFEC2F929F2D89DF1" box="[300,414,1739,1763]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. nelsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFDCBF929F1C99DF0" box="[549,655,1739,1762]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. stuarti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a relatively narrower head (HW/SVL 0.1170.122, versus
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFF17F90DF2259C14" box="[249,355,1775,1798]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. stuarti</emphasis>
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), shorter tail (TL/SVL 1.1111.169, versus
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFC5CF90DF75A9C14" box="[946,1052,1775,1798]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. stuarti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), longer hind limbs (0.1900.222, versus
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), and more maxillary teeth (4752, versus
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).
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From the remaining species of
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,
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can be differentiated from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD0607CFB73F8B9F6639C61" box="[1181,1317,1883,1907]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="523">N. barbouri</emphasis>
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in having relatively broader hind feet (HFW/SVL 0.0560.057, versus
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); from
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in having relatively broader hind feet (HFW/SVL 0.0560.057, versus
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); from
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in having a higher average number of costal grooves between adpressed limbs (6.0 [± 0.7], versus 4.4 [±0.8] in
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); from
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in having a relatively longer and broader head (HL/SVL 0.178 0.182 and HW/SVL 0.1170.122, versus 0.1820.201 and
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), a relatively longer tail (TL/ SVL 1.1111.169, versus
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), relatively shorter limbs (FLL/SVL 0.1580.178 and HLL/SVL 0.1900.222, versus 0.1950.246 and 0.2240.254 for
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); and from
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in having a relatively shorter and narrower head (HL/SVL 0.1780.182 and HW/SVL 0.1270.142, versus 0.1970.198 and
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), shorter limbs (FLL/SVL 0.1580.178 and HLL/ SVL 0.1900.222, versus 0.1950.246 and 0.2240.254 for
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), more maxillary and vomerine teeth (47 52 maxillary teeth and 2022 vomerine teeth, versus 41 maxillary teeth and 1619 vomerine teeth for
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFAFCFE5BF6CA9AC2" box="[1298,1420,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. picucha</emphasis>
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), and a higher average number of costal grooves between adpressed limbs (6.0 [± 0.7], versus 4.0 [±0.7] in
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4D18FFD1607DFA6CFE3FF3B6990A" class="Amphibia" family="Plethodontidae" genus="Nototriton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Caudata" pageId="13" pageNumber="524" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picucha">
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFA6CFE3FF3B6990A" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. picucha</emphasis>
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). One species of
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFE23FDE2F1079905" box="[461,577,512,535]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">Bryotriton</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFDB8FDE3F042990A" box="[598,772,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. tomamorum</emphasis>
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, is unique among members of the subgenus in having syndactylous feet (well-differentiated digits in
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFD4AFDC7F006992E" box="[676,832,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. oreadorum</emphasis>
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) and large nares (NL/SVL 0.018, versus
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0.0060.009
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).
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can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFC4FFDABF75E9972" box="[929,1048,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. saslaya</emphasis>
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, the only species of the subgenus
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFF79FD8FF24A9996" box="[151,268,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">Nototriton</emphasis>
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found in the Chortís Highlands, by having more maxillary and vomerine teeth (4752 maxillary teeth and 2022 vomerine teeth, versus 1722 maxillary teeth and 311 vomerine teeth in
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFBA2FD73F78699BA" box="[1100,1216,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. saslaya</emphasis>
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).
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The four species of the northern clade of
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFD48FD57F05D99DE" box="[678,795,693,716]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">Bryotriton</emphasis>
are all allopatric, and are further differentiated from all other species of
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFEBAFD3AF28F99FD" box="[340,457,728,751]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">Nototriton</emphasis>
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in the Chortís Highlands by model-corrected genetic distances (
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), being 1.5% (16S) and 6% (cyt
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) divergent from its closest relative,
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFCE2FD1FF03B9806" box="[780,893,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. brodiei</emphasis>
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, and 2.3% (16S) and 5.45.7% (cyt
<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFAFAFD1EF6649806" box="[1300,1314,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">b</emphasis>
) divergent from samples from
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFE9DFCC3F2A3982A" box="[371,485,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">N. nelsoni</emphasis>
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, the species with the most geographically proximate population.
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. Digital radiographs of the holotypes of
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD1607DFD2FF8D6F03B9C5B" box="[705,893,1843,1865]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="524">Nototriton nelsoni</emphasis>
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(A; USNM 578300) and
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(B; USNM 497552).
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Description of
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.
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An adult female (SVL =
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, total length =
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) with a slender body and reduced limbs. The head is slightly rounded and slightly broader than the body; nostrils are relatively small (NL/ SVL=0.009), and the snout is rounded and of moderate length. Shallow nasolabial grooves are present, with nasolabial protuberances also apparent but not pronounced. The eyes are relatively large and protuberant. There are 47 maxillary teeth, 4 slightly enlarged premaxillary teeth in continuous line with the maxillaries, and 22 vomerine teeth in two well-defined arches. The limbs are short (CLL/SVL=0.37), with approximately five costal grooves between the adpressed limbs. The hands and feet are narrow with well-defined digits that bear subdigital pads. The relative length of the digits is I&lt;IV&lt;II&lt;III on the hands and I&lt;V&lt;II&lt;IV&lt;III on the feet, and the tail is longer than the body (TL/SVL=1.169).
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Measurements of
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(in mm).
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SL 33.7; AG 19.5; TW 4.9; HL 6.0; HW 4.1; TL 39.4; HLL 6.4; FLL 6.0; CLL 12.4; FFW 1.0; HFW 1.9; NL 0.3; eyelid length 1.7; eye width 1.2; interorbital distance 1.3; anterior rim of orbit to snout 1.5; distance separating internal margins of nares 1.1; distance separating external margins of nares 1.6.
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFF29FDC6F209992F" bold="true" box="[199,335,548,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Coloration.</emphasis>
Color in life of the female paratype (USNM 339712) as described by
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is as follows (color names follow
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Smithe
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1981): dorsal surface of body Mars Brown (223A), all lateral surfaces Mars Brown (223A) with silver flecks; dorsal surface of tail Verona Brown (223B); ventral and subcaudal surfaces Raw Unber (223) with pale gold flecking.
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFF29FD56F20599DF" bold="true" box="[199,323,692,717]" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Osteology.</emphasis>
Based on examination of digital radiographs for the
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(
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B),
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFB98FD57F62899DE" box="[1142,1390,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Nototriton oreadorum</emphasis>
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is a typical member of the genus possessing a single cervical vertebra, 14 trunk vertebrae (13 of which bear ribs), and 2 caudosacral vertebrae; a partially fused skull roof formed through contact of the frontal and parietal bones, with the anterior portion of the frontals unfused and creating a narrow suture; frontal processes of premaxilla fused at point of origin and separate immediately dorsoposterior to origin; preorbital vomerine processes well-developed into a pair of symmetrical elongate arches, each bearing a single row of numerous teeth, extending beyond the outer margins of the choanae; columella absent; phalangeal formulae 1-2-3-2 and 1-2-3-3-2; penultimate phalanges reduced, equaled or exceeded in length by terminal phalanges on digits II, III, and IV of the forelimbs and digits II, III, IV, and V of hind limbs; terminal phalanges slightly expanded at distal tips, expansion more pronounced in digit III of forelimbs and digit III of the hindlimbs; mesopodial elements not mineralized. Examination of radiographs of the
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(USNM 339712) generally agreed with those of the
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, with the
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having less complete fusion of the frontal and parietal elements than the
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.
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFF29FB86F2089F6F" bold="true" box="[199,334,1124,1149]" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet means “belonging to the mountain nymphs”, referring to the Oreads of Greek mythology. The Oreads were female nature deities associated with mountains and valleys, alluding to the steep and challenging terrain at the
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locality.
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFF29FB2DF1EE9FFA" bold="true" box="[199,680,1231,1256]" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Geographic and ecological distribution.</emphasis>
This species is known only from the vicinity of Cerro Búfalo in Parque Nacional Pico Bonito,
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,
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elevation. The distribution falls within the Lower Montane Wet Forest formation (
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), with the habitat at the
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locality classified as Broadleaf Cloud Forest (
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).
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFF29FABDF2C19E6A" bold="true" box="[199,391,1375,1400]" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Natural history.</emphasis>
The
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of
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFDBFFA83F1A99E6A" box="[593,751,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">N. oreadorum</emphasis>
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was found during the day under a log on a relatively steep forested slope on the south-southeastern face of Cerro Búfalo (
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). This species occurs in sympatry with another endemic semi-fossorial salamander,
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<emphasis id="B94EEA89FFD2607EFCA4FA4AF7419ED2" box="[842,1031,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="525">Oedipina petiola</emphasis>
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, a species known only from a single specimen collected from under another log located uphill from the
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locality (
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).
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