Oedipina

Oedipina
Oedipina
Oedipina taylori
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Oedipina
Keferstein, 1868
Species

See table.

Oedipina or worm salamanders is a genus in the Plethodontidae family of salamanders, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. The common name derives from their 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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