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Some Bolitoglossa IDs from Honduras needed

asnyder

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Hello all this is my first post here at caudata.org. This past summer I went to Cusuco National Park in Honduras with Operation Wallacea to be a research assistant to the herpetological studies. I will be returning this coming summer for two months to conduct my own herpetological surveys so I can't wait to see what I can find. I know that many of the patterns are highly variable and my guides by McCranie and Wilson do not show some of the species variations that I encountered. I would love if some of you could assist. Sorry for the large pics. Sorry that some of them have debris on them. I guess out of my excitement for finding something new I didn't really stop to think about making a great photo, which is certainly going to be different next summer.
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2. Bolitoglossa rufescens?
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3.Bolitoglossa porrasorum?
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I have to say that I'm useless for IDs on this group, but... their little feet are adorable! I had no idea they looked like little alien suckers.
 

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I think your best bet would be to contact Russ Cormack or Dick Bartlett. I think those two are probably the best shot at IDing Bolitoglossids. They're pretty uncommon, but very cool.
 

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Out of my league, I wish I was well versed in them. Mr. Bartlett may be able to send you down the right path.
 

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Hi Andy, I missed you at AB(C)M. Hope you had a good visit.

I would try the good Drs. Pappenfuss and Wake. Gabriela Parra-Olea is another possibility, though I'm not sure how much she's done with Honduran species.

Good luck!
-Tim
 

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Hi Andy, I missed you at AB(C)M. Hope you had a good visit.

I would try the good Drs. Pappenfuss and Wake. Gabriela Parra-Olea is another possibility, though I'm not sure how much she's done with Honduran species.

Good luck!
-Tim

I'm sorry, what is AB(C)M?

I am going to be forwarding all of my photos to Dick Bartlett and I figure it only makes sense to send them to James McCranie and Larry David Wilson as they are considered the leading experts on Honduran species. Figure I will be finding plenty of Bolitoglossas next summer and would like to be able to ID them as well as possible on the spot.
 
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