Oedipina paucidentata

Oedipina paucidentata

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species: O. paucidentata
Binomial name
Oedipina paucidentata
Brame, 1968

Oedipina paucidentata (common name: 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

  1. Bolaños, F.; Chaves, G.; Wake, D. & Savage, J. (2008). "Oedipina paucidentata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T59320A11915630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59320A11915630.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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