This salamander is one of three new species recently found in Costa Rica.
At 8 centimetres, the as-yet-unnamed member of the genus Bolitoglossa is the largest of those found in La Amistad National Park near the southern border with Panama, the biggest forest reserve in Central America. A second Bolitoglossa species 6 centimetres long was also found, along with a 3-centimetre example of the Nototriton genus of dwarf salamanders.
Expeditions led by Alex Monro, a biodiversity expert at the Natural History Museum in London, discovered the amphibians. Researchers at the University of Costa Rica in San Pedro will describe and name the species.
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A colourful discovery in Costa Rica. Nature 451, 121 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/451121f
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