Bolitoglossa cf. altamazonica (Cope, 1874)

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 171

Bolitoglossa cf. altamazonica (Cope, 1874)

Syntypes: ANSP or USNM, now lost or destroyed.

Terra typica: “Nauta,” Departamento Loreto, Perú.

Distribution: Valle del río Doradas.

Remarks: Barrio-Amorós et al. (2015), when reporting B. leandrae for Venezuela, state the presence of B. altamazonica must be corroborated. The only specimen of this species reported, a juvenile (ULABG 3392), cannot be positively identified and possibly represents B. leandrae . However, until more data is available, the possibility of a widespread Amazonian species in the Doradas River valley cannot be ruled out, as the area is an important locality for upper Amazonian herpetofauna (Barrio et al. 1999; Barrio 1999a, 2001; Barrio-Amorós et al. 2002, 2003; Chacón et al. 2002; Barrio-Amorós and Chacón 2004; Barrio-Amorós and Díaz de Pascual 2008).

References: Barrio-Amorós 2004; Barrio-Amorós et al. 2015; Schargel and Rivas 2003.