Check List 20(3): 771-777, doi: 10.15560/20.3.771
New montane records for the Vulnerable Long-nosed Bromeliad Salamander, Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) (Caudata, Plethodontidae), from Cerro La Bola, Chiapas, México
René Bolom-Huet‡, Luis Caloca-Peña§, Antonio Muñoz-Alonso|, Armando Sunny‡‡ Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico§ Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico| El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico
Corresponding author: René Bolom-Huet ( renblht@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Rafael de Fraga © René Bolom-Huet, Luis Caloca-Peña, Antonio Muñoz-Alonso, Armando Sunny. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Bolom-Huet R, Caloca-Peña L, Muñoz-Alonso A, Sunny A (2024) New montane records for the Vulnerable Long-nosed Bromeliad Salamander, Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) (Caudata, Plethodontidae), from Cerro La Bola, Chiapas, México. Check List 20(3): 771-777. 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.
Keywords
Cloud-forest amphibians, conservation, Chiapas herpetofauna, distribution, ecology, Sierra Madre of Chiapas