Oedipina altura, commonly known as Cartago worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.
Oedipina altura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Oedipina |
Species: | O. altura
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Binomial name | |
Oedipina altura Brame, 1968
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Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina altura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59307A54379584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59307A54379584.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.