Oedipina

Oedipina
Oedipina taylori
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Plethodontidae
Subfamily:	Bolitoglossinae
Genus:	Oedipina Keferstein, 1868
Species
See table.

Oedipina or worm salamanders is a genus in the Plethodontidae family of salamanders, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Mexico. The common name derives from their extraordinarily slender form with tiny limbs and digits.

Species

This genus includes the following 29 species:

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921	Limon Worm Salamander
Oedipina alleni Taylor, 1954	Allen's Worm Salamander
Oedipina altura Brame, 1968	Cartago Worm Salamander
Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968	Los Diamantes Worm Salamander
Oedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907)	Collared Worm Salamander
Oedipina complex (Dunn, 1924)	Gamboa Worm Salamander
Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952	Costa Rican Worm Salamander
Oedipina elongata (Schmidt, 1936)	White-crowned Worm Salamander
Oedipina fortunensis Köhler, Ponce & Batista, 2007	Gustavo Worm Salamander
Oedipina gephyra McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993	La Fortuna Worm Salamander
Oedipina gracilis Taylor, 1952	Slender Worm Salamander
Oedipina grandis Brame & Duellman, 1970	Cerro Pando Worm Salamander
Oedipina ignea Stuart, 1952	Chimaltenango Worm Salamander
Oedipina kasois McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008
Oedipina leptopoda McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008
Oedipina maritima García-París & Wake, 2000	Maritime Worm Salamander
Oedipina nica Sunyer, & Wake, 2010	Maritime Worm Salamander
Oedipina pacificensis Taylor, 1952	Pacific Worm Salamander
Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879)	Columbian Worm Salamander
Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968	El Empalme Worm Salamander
Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963	Quarry Worm Salamander
Oedipina pseudouniformis Brame, 1968	False Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander
Oedipina quadra McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008
Oedipina savagei García-París & Wake, 2000	Savage's Worm Salamander
Oedipina stenopodia Brodie & Campbell, 1993	Narrow-footed Worm Salamander
Oedipina stuarti Brame, 1968	Stuart's Worm Salamander
Oedipina taylori Stuart, 1952	Taylor's worm Salamander
Oedipina tomasi McCranie, 2006	Tomas' Worm Salamander
Oedipina uniformis Keferstein, 1868	Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander

External links

• Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Oedipina. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Oedipina. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).