Oedipina alleni

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Oedipina alleni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species:
O. alleni
Binomial name
Oedipina alleni
Taylor, 1954

Oedipina alleni, commonly known as Allen's worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species is native to Central America.

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Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American botanist Paul Hamilton Allen (1911–1963). [2] :5

Geographic range

Oedipina alleni is found in Costa Rica and Panama. [1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Oedipina alleni are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. [1]

Conservation status

Oedipina alleni is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59306A54354519. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59306A54354519.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907807-41-1. xiii + 244 pp.

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