Bradytriton silus Wake and Elias, 1983:4
Finca Chiblac salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last Record: 1976 (July 1977?)
Rediscovered in 2009
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
eastern slopes of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, extreme north-western Guatemala
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wake, D.B. and Elias, P. (1983). New genera and a new species of Central American salamanders, with a review of the tropical genera (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 345: 1-19.
Other references:
Manuel Acevedo, David Wake, Paul Elias, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez, Ted Papenfuss, Paul Elias. (2004). Bradytriton silus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 12 February 2013.
Elias, P. (1984). Salamanders of the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 348: 1-20.
Papenfuss, Theodore J. et al. (2010). Rediscovery of the Endangered and Critically Endangered endemic Guatemalan salamanders. FrogLog 93: 1-4.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
https://www.rainforesttrust.org/news/salamanders-lost-salamanders-found-salamanders-saved/
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13219/bradytriton-silus
Bolitoglossa capitana Brame & Wake, 1963
Orphan salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1971
Rediscovered in 2005
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Colombia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brame, A. H. and Wake, D. B. (1963). The salamanders of South America. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science [1963]: 1-72.
Other references:
Acosta-Galvis, A. R. (2000). Ranas, Salamandras y Caecilias (Tetrapoda: Amphibia) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana: 289-319.
Brame, A. H. and Wake, D. B. (1972). New species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) from Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science [1972]: 1-34.
Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla, Mariela Osorno-Muñoz, Jose Vicente Rueda, Adolfo Amézquita, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo. (2004). Bolitoglossa capitana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59142A11889041. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59142A11889041.en. Downloaded on 12 February 2017.
Ruiz-Carranza, P.M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C. and Lynch, J.D. (1996). Lista actualizada de la fauna de Amphibia de Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 20(77): 365-415.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
Bolitoglossa jacksoni Elias, 1984
Jackson’s salamander, Jackson’s climbing salamander, Jackson's mushroomtongue salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1975
Rediscovered in October 2017
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Guatemala
Biology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MVZ 134634
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Elias, P. (1984). Salamanders of the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 348: 1-20.
Other references:
Manuel Acevedo, David Wake, Paul Elias, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez. (2004). Bolitoglossa jacksoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 12 February 2013.
Dubois, A., and Nemésio, A. (2007). Does nomenclatural availability of nomina of new species or subspecies require the deposition of vouchers in collections? Zootaxa 1409: 1-22.
https://www.globalwildlife.org/press-room/found-remarkable-salamander-rediscovery-heralds-early-success-for-worldwide-quest-to-find-and-protect-lost-species/?utm_content=buffer2d5ff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10345/bolitoglossa-jacksoni
Bolitoglossa magnifica Hanken, Wake and Savage, 2005
Magnificent web-footed salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1975
Rediscovered in 2008-2010
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Chiriquí Province, Panama
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hanken, J., Wake, D. B. and Savage, J. M. (2005). A solution to the large black salamander problem (genus Bolitoglossa) in Costa Rica and Panamá. Copeia 2005(2): 227-245.
Other references:
James Hanken, Roberto Ibanez, David Wake. (2006). Bolitoglossa magnifica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 09 November 2014.
Hertz, Andreas et al. (2012). Field notes on findings of threatened amphibian species in the central mountain range of western Panama. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 6(2): 9-30.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/18598/bolitoglossa-magnifica-magnificent-footed-salamander
Bolitoglossa marmorea Tanner & Brame, 1961
Crater salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Magnadigita marmorea Tanner & Brame, 1961
Conservation Status
Last record: 1998 or before.
Since rediscovered.
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Costa Rica (eastern) and Panama (western)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Tanner, W. W. and Brame, A. H. (1961). Description of a new species of salamander from Panama. Great Basin Naturalist 1961: 23-26.
Other references:
Hertz, Andreas et al. (2012). Field notes on findings of threatened amphibian species in the central mountain range of western Panama. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 6(2): 9-30.
Solís, F., Ibáñez, R., Savage, J., Wake, D., Chaves, G. & Bolaños, F. (2008). Bolitoglossa marmorea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 11 November 2014.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/18599/bolitoglossa-marmorea-crater-salamander