Anomaloglossus parkerae (Meinhardt and Parmelee 1996)

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 37

Anomaloglossus parkerae (Meinhardt and Parmelee 1996) *

Holotype: KU 167332 .

Type locality: “ km 112, El Dorado-Santa Elena de Uairén road (06°01´N, 61°24´W; 860 m), Estado Bolívar, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 5. La Escalera Region, Sierra de Lema; probably extended through the Gran Sabana Region to El Paují (Bolívar State).

Remarks: Key species for understanding the phylogenetic relationships of Anomaloglossus , as it was the first species described from Bolívar State, where the majority of Anomaloglossus species were discovered afterwards. It inhabits the northern versant of the Sierra de Lema, especially in the sector known as La Escalera. Many expeditions to that area from 2006–2011 failed to find the species, even in pristine zones. Two putative populations, one from Kavanayen (EBRG 5729–32, 5775–78) and another from El Paují (CBA, unpub. data) could demonstrate its survivorship. However, molecular data for parkerae (from the type locality) have been never been generated, which prevents determination of its affinities.

Selected references: Meinhardt and Parmelee (1996); Duellman (1997); La Marca (1997a); Gorzula and Señaris (1998); Señaris et al. (2014); Fouquet et al. (2015); Barrio-Amorós (2016).