. Breviora. Zoology; Paleontology. 2011 A NEW CRYPTIC SPECIES OF OEDIPINA FROM NICARAGUA 11. Figure 4. Habitat of Oedipina koehleri from (a) Reserva Natural Cerro Musun and (b) Parque Nacional Cerro Saslaya. (SD = ), where a value of 1 is optimal and is as good as random. This interpre- tation of our AUC value is consistent with the literature for other taxa (Fielding and Bell, 1997; Osborne and Suarez-Seone, 2002; Hernandez et al, 2006; Rodder et al, 2010). On comparing the model's predictions with the Hacienda La Cumplida locality (Fig. 4), we see that our environmental niche model-
. Breviora. Zoology; Paleontology. 2011 A NEW CRYPTIC SPECIES OF OEDIPINA FROM NICARAGUA 11. Figure 4. Habitat of Oedipina koehleri from (a) Reserva Natural Cerro Musun and (b) Parque Nacional Cerro Saslaya. (SD = ), where a value of 1 is optimal and is as good as random. This interpre- tation of our AUC value is consistent with the literature for other taxa (Fielding and Bell, 1997; Osborne and Suarez-Seone, 2002; Hernandez et al, 2006; Rodder et al, 2010). On comparing the model's predictions with the Hacienda La Cumplida locality (Fig. 4), we see that our environmental niche model- ing predicts a high probability of occurrence for O. koehleri at and around that locality, as well as throughout the premontane areas of northern Nicaragua. Thus, the locality Ha- cienda La Cumplida resides within an area where the environmental conditions are nearly optimal for the presence of O. koehleri, further supporting inclusion of the Nicaraguan paratypes of O. pseudouniformis under the new taxon. Etymology. The specific name koehleri is a patronym for our friend and colleague Gunther Kohler, in recognition of his many important contributions to the herpetology of Central America in general and Nicaragua in particular. Conservation Status. Using the criteria established by IUCN for evaluating threat- ened species, O. koehleri should be classified as Endangered (EN B2ab[iii]) because of its limited distribution (known only from three isolated mountainous forest areas with a total extent of less than 500 km2) and the continued loss of habitat at these localities. Despite repeated searches, representatives of this species in the vicinity of Brame's (1968) Matagalpa locality have not been collected since 1957, and the locality is almost completely converted to agriculture, cattle ranching, or otherwise degraded, as is the majority of intervening territory for the two localities of the type specimens. DISCUSSION Members of the subgenus Oedipina are noted for their lack of m
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