Oedipina poelzi

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Oedipina poelzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species:
O. poelzi
Binomial name
Oedipina poelzi
Brame, 1963

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.

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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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Oedipina poelzi, new species, pp. 7–11, Figures 1B, 3).


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