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1 June 2012 New Salamanders of the Genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala
Edmund D. Brodie, Manuel Acevedo, Jonathan A. Campbell
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Abstract

New salamanders of the genus Oedipina are described from the xeric Motagua Valley in eastern Guatemala, the El Trifinio highlands near the Honduras/El Salvador borders, and the Pacific versant of south-central Guatemala. These new species have been previously associated with known species, but possess distinctive foot morphology, different numbers of teeth, and body morphology and inhabit distinctive environments.

Nuevas especies de salamandras del género Oedipina son descritas del árido Valle de la Motagua en el este de Guatemala, de las tierras altas El Trifinio cerca de la frontera de Honduras y El Salvador, y de la vertiente Pacifico de la parte sur-central de Guatemala. Estas nuevas especies han sido asociadas previamente con otras especies, pero poseen un morfología distintiva, número de dientes diferentes, y viven en ambientes distintos.

Edmund D. Brodie, Manuel Acevedo, and Jonathan A. Campbell "New Salamanders of the Genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala," Journal of Herpetology 46(2), 233-240, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1670/11-106
Accepted: 1 July 2011; Published: 1 June 2012
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