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Bolitoglossa qeqom Dahinten-Bailey, Serrano, Alonso-Ascencio, Cruz-Font, Rosito-Prado, Ruiz-Villanueva, Vásquez-Almazan & Ariano-Sánchez, 2021

Subgenus: Magnadigita
family: Plethodontidae
subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
genus: Bolitoglossa
Species Description: Hellen D-B, Serrano MJ, Alonso-Ascencio M, Cruz-Font JJ, Rosito-Prado I, Ruiz-Villanueva KJA, Vásquez-Almazán JR, Ariano-Sánchez D. 2021. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) of the Bolitoglossa franklini group from an isolated cloud forest in northern Guatemala. Zootaxa 4966: 202–214.
 
Etymology: The species epithet is from the word, “Q’eqom,” which is a Poqomchi Mayan word meaning “dark”, in reference to its black coloration and nocturnal behavior (Dahinten-Bailey et. al 2021).
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None

   

 
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