Oedipina altura

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

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species:
O. altura
Binomial name
Oedipina altura
Brame, 1968

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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