Oedipina poelzi
| Oedipina poelzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. poelzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963
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Oedipina poelzi, commonly known as the quarry worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica.
Etymology
The specific name, poelzi, is in honor of Friedrich Pölz of Radbruch, Germany, who was a friend of Brame.[2]: 7
Geographic range
Oedipiana poelzi is found in the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Oedipina poelzi are tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]
Conservation status
Oedipina poelzi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina poelzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59321A54380552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59321A54380552.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Brame, A.H., Jr. (1963). "A new Costa Rican salamander (genus Oedipina) with a re-examination of O. collaris and O. serpens ". Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum (65): 1–12.
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