Oedipina alfaroi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Oedipina
Subgenus: Oedipina (Oedipina)
Species: Oedipina alfaroi

Name

Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921

Type locality: "Zent, [Cantón de Matina, Limón Province,] Costa Rica".

Holotype: MCZ 6938.

Synonyms

• Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921
• Oedipus alfaroi — Dunn, 1924
• Oedipina alfaroi — Taylor, 1944
• Oedipina (Oedipina) alfaroi — García-París & Wake, 2000

References

• Dunn, 1921, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 34: 144.
• Taylor, 1944, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 30: 226.
• 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 alfaroi Reference page. 
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Oedipina alfaroi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Oedipina alfaroi  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Limon Worm Salamander