title: A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae, Bolitoglossa) from Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela.
abstract: In this article, a new species of salamander of the genus Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) from the cloud forest near La Mucuy in Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuelan Andes, is described. Bolitoglossa mucuyensis sp. nov. differs from all Venezuelan salamanders, except B. orestes, by a larger SVL/TL ratio, and from La Culata salamander B. orestes by a reduced webbing extension of the front and hind limbs. Additionally, B. mucuyensis sp. nov. and B. orestes diverge 3.12% in terms of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene, as previously reported, and in 8.1% for the cytb gene as shown in this study.
authors.affiliation: Colección de Vertebrados--Sección de Peces, Anfibios y Reptiles (CVULA), Department of Biology, Mérida, Mérida 5101, Venezuela. javiergarcia18@gmail.com
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Moisés
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escalona
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Díaz De Pascual
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fermin
mesh_terms: D029845:Amphibian Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D014562:Caudata / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D029845:Amphibian Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D045303:Cytochromes b