Oedipina carablanca
Oedipina carablanca, commonly known as the Los Diamantes worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and is only known from its type locality, Los Diamantes, near Guápiles, Limón Province.[2]
| Oedipina carablanca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. carablanca |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968 | |
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- Bolaños, F.; Wake, D & Savage, J. (2004). "Oedipina carablanca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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