Oscaecilia osae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

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: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Caeciliinae
Genus: Oscaecilia
Species: Oscaecilia osae

Name

Oscaecilia osae Lahanas & Savage, 1992: 703

• Holotype: LACM 138542, adult ♀, collected by P.N. Lahanas and N.S. Lahanas on 16 September 1984.
• Type locality: “the airstrip at La Sirena, Península de Osa, Canton de Osa, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (approx. 3 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Lahanas, P.N. & Savage, J.M. 1992. A New Species of Caecilian from the Península de Osa of Costa Rica. Copeia 1992(3): 703–708. DOI: 10.2307/1446146 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Oscaecilia osae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59584A54382793. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59584A54382793.en. Accessed on 24 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Osa Caecilian