In August, 1961, I obtained a specimen of _Bolitoglossa dofleini_ at Finca Los Alpes, Alta Verapaz, approximately 13 kilometers airline south-southwest of Finca Volcán and at approximately the same elevation. Although the salamander was dead when found, it obviously was more heavily pigmented than the individual from Chinajá. The belly was bluish gray with black spots laterally; the dorsum was dull brownish gray with some brownish red streaks. The specimen is a female having small ovarian eggs, a snout-vent length of 90 mm., 13 costal grooves, and two intercostal spaces between adpressed limbs. There are 28-29 vomerine teeth, more than twice as many as in specimens from Finca Volcán (Stuart, 1943:17), but noticeably fewer than in the specimen from Chinajá.

The presence of this species at Chinajá lends support to the idea that the specimen from the Río de la Pasión listed by Brocchi (1882:116) also is _Bolitoglossa dofleini_. Furthermore, the confirmed presence of this species in the lowlands of El Petén suggests that there may be genetic connection between _B. dofleini_ in the Alta Verapaz and _B. yucatana_ in the Yucatán Peninsula. _Bolitoglossa yucatana_ differs from _B. dofleini_ in having five intercostal spaces between adpressed toes and in having a different color pattern. Both are robust species having no close relationships to other species of _Bolitoglossa_ in northern Central America.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala — Part 13

The specimen from Chinajá was found in water in the axil of a large elephant-ear plant (_Xanthosoma_) by day in March. Its stomach contained fragments of beetles and a large roach. The natives did not know salamanders and had no name for them.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala — Part 13

=Bolitoglossa moreleti mulleri= (Brocchi)

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala — Part 13

One specimen is a female having a snout-vent length of 80 mm., a tail length of 82 mm., and a total length of 162 mm. It contains 63 large eggs, the largest of which has a diameter of about three millimeters. This specimen has 13 costal grooves, four intercostal spaces between adpressed toes, and 12-13 vomerine teeth. A juvenile having a snout-vent length of 39 mm. and a tail length of 33 mm. has 12 costal grooves, three intercostal spaces between adpressed toes, and 8-8 vomerine teeth. In life these salamanders were uniformly dull brownish black above with a dull creamy yellow irregular dorsal stripe beginning on the occiput and continuing onto the tail. There are no yellow or orange streaks or flecks on the head or limbs. The specimen from the Río San Román was taken from the stomach of a _Pliocercus euryzonus aequalis_ and has not been studied in detail, because of its poor condition.