Oedipina paucidentata
Appearance
Oedipina paucidentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Oedipina |
Species: | O. paucidentata
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Binomial name | |
Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968
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Oedipina paucidentata, commonly known as the El Empalme worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina paucidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59320A54380420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59320A54380420.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.