Oedipina poelzi
| Oedipina poelzi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. poelzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963 | |
Oedipina poelzi (common name: quarry worm salamander) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Costa Rica and found in the Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera de Talamanca.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Bolaños, F., Chaves, G., Wake, D. & Savage, J. 2004. Oedipina poelzi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.