Oedipina poelzi

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 (Oedipina)
Species: Oedipina poelzi

Name

Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963

Type locality: "area of the stone quarry in the vicinity of El Angel Waterfall (former American Cinchona Plantation...), 3. 8 miles by road south of Cariblanco, along the Vara Blanca-Puerto Viejo Road, Provincia de Heredia-Provincia de Alajuela boundary, Costa Rica; elevation 1520 m".

Holotype: LACM 1722.

Synonyms

• Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963
• Oedipina (Oedipina) alfaroi — García-París & Wake, 2000

References

• Brame, 1963, Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 65 : 7.
• García-París and Wake, 2000, Copeia, 2000: 60.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Oedipina poelzi
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Oedipina poelzi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Oedipina poelzi  (Endangered) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Quarry Worm Salamander