Oedipina
| Oedipina | |
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| Oedipina taylori | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Bolitoglossinae |
| Genus: | Oedipina Keferstein, 1868 |
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Oedipina is a genus of lungless salamanders, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. Species of Oedipina are endemic to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Mexico. The common name of worm salamanders derives from the species' extraordinarily slender form with tiny limbs and digits.
Species
This genus includes the following 29 species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921 | Limon Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina alleni Taylor, 1954 | Allen's Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina altura Brame, 1968 | Cartago Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968 | Los Diamantes Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907) | Collared Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina complex (Dunn, 1924) | Gamboa Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952 | Costa Rican Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina elongata (Schmidt, 1936) | White-crowned Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina fortunensis Köhler, Ponce & Batista, 2007 | Gustavo Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina gephyra McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993 | La Fortuna Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina gracilis Taylor, 1952 | Slender Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina grandis Brame & Duellman, 1970 | Cerro Pando Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina ignea Stuart, 1952 | Chimaltenango Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina kasois McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008 | |
| Oedipina leptopoda McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008 | |
| Oedipina maritima García-París & Wake, 2000 | Maritime Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina nica Sunyer, & Wake, 2010 | Maritime Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina pacificensis Taylor, 1952 | Pacific Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879) | Columbian Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968 | El Empalme Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963 | Quarry Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina pseudouniformis Brame, 1968 | False Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina quadra McCrane, Vieites & Wake, 2008 | |
| Oedipina savagei García-París & Wake, 2000 | Savage's Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina stenopodia Brodie & Campbell, 1993 | Narrow-footed Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina stuarti Brame, 1968 | Stuart's Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina taylori Stuart, 1952 | Taylor's worm Salamander |
| Oedipina tomasi McCranie, 2006 | Tomas' Worm Salamander |
| Oedipina uniformis Keferstein, 1868 | Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander |
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Oedipina. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Oedipina. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
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