ˈoʊnli fˈoːɹ sˈaɪɾɪŋz hɐdbɪn kənfˈɜːmd pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɪnðə pˈæst θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz, ðə pɹˈiːviəs mˈoʊst ɹˈiːsənt sˈaɪɾɪŋ wʌz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv baɪ wˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːnsənmˈeɪnɑːɹdz stˈuːdənts, jænˈɪɹiə sˈænʃeɪ də lɛˈɑːn.
Only four sightings had been confirmed (prior to the 2010 discovery) in the past 30 years, the previous most recent sighting was in 2005 by one of Johnson-Maynard's students, Yaniria Sánchez de León.