NEW RECORD ON THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF Bolitoglossa eremia (PLETHODONTIDAE) IN THE SUBTROPICAL HUMID FOREST OF JALAPA, GUATEMALA

Abstract

Bolitoglossa eremia is a species of salamander distinguished by its small size, not completely webbed hands and feet and a relatively short tail. On the top of the head, the back of the body, tail, and extremities is gray with white. It is an endemic and isolated species from the Cerro Miramundo region in Jalapa and inhabits montane forests at elevations of 2360–2600 meters above sea level. We reported two new records of B. eremia, a juvenile and an adult, in the vicinity of a river during a herpetofauna sampling carried out in the Bosque Encantado Community Reserve in the Aldea Ladinos Pardos on October 21, 2019, at 2306 meters above sea level. The individuals were recorded 10km away from the record reported in La Soledad Grande, Jalapa. The individuals were released where they were located after taking morphometric measurements and taking photographs.