Hanken, James 1975 Journal Panama - Boquete area Hotel Fundadores ~1100 meters, Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama 10 August The scattered oaks provided a good canopy over abundant fallen and cut logs. The elevation was ~2200 m along the El Salto trail just directly above a finca with sheep, rabbits, + geese. Working this area for ~1/2 hrs between 11:30 - 1:00 we uncovered 10 salamanders all under logs or inside rotting stumps. Large individuals reached up to 10 cm SVL and were entirely black while smaller individuals SVL 4-5 cm were black with fine white speckling all over and some faint silver blotches on the tail. Feet were moderately webbed. This is apparently a new species. An additional specimen was found by me later in the day on our return at ~ 5 PM under a log. The only other individual of this species found was by Jim Lynch under a small rock alongside the road where it passes through an area of secondary growth at 2295 m. The only other salamanders found were three other individuals of a different species found under logs along a roadside at 2600 m. This area was at a relatively level section through original forest. Two of the salamanders were found adjacent to a small cleared clearing made by a bulldozer where a