Oedipina altura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Caudata
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Oedipina
Subgenus: Oedipina (Oedipina)
Species: Oedipina altura

Name

Oedipina altura Brame, 1968

Type locality: "200 yards north of El Empalme, on the Pan American Highway south of Cartago in the northern end of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Canton de Dota [in error, Cantón de El Guarco], Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica, at 2286 m (7500 ft) elevation".

Holotype: LACM 1739.

Synonyms

References

  • Brame, 1968, J. Herpetol., 2: 28.
  • García-París and Wake, 2000, Copeia, 2000: 60.
  • Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Oedipina altura Reference page. 
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Oedipina altura. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Oedipina altura  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cartago Worm Salamander
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