Oedipina nica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Oedipina
Subgenus: Oedipina (Oeditriton)
Species: Oedipina nica

Name

Oedipina nica Javier, Wake, Townsend, Travers, Rovito, Papenfuss, Obando & Köhler, 2010 [Placement in Oeditriton: Javier et al., 2010.]

• Holotype: MVZ 263774, by original designation.

• Type locality: El Gobiado, Reserva Natural Cerro Datanlí-El Diablo, 13° 09′ N, 85° 52′ W, 1420 m above sea level (a.s.l.), Dept. Jinotega, Nicaragua.

References

• Javier Sunyer, David B. Wake, Josiah H. Townsend, Scott L. Travers, Sean M. Rovito, Theodore J. Papenfuss, Lenin A. Obando & Gunther Köhler. 2010: A new species of worm salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Oedipina) in the subgenus Oeditriton from the highlands of northern Nicaragua. Zootaxa, 2613: 29–39. Preview

Vernacular names

English: Nicaraguan Highland Worm Salamander