Oedipina is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders). They achieve respiration through the skin and the tissues lining the mouth. Species of Oedipina are native to Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Mexico. Their common name, worm salamanders, derives from the species' extraordinarily slender form with tiny limbs and digits. The genus was originally named Oedipus, but was renamed because the name Oedipus was already occupied. xiii + 244 pp.
Species This genus includes the following 40 species:
Binomial Name and Author Common name Oedipina alfaroi Limon worm salamander Oedipina alleni Allen's worm salamander Oedipina altura Cartago worm salamander Oedipina berlini Berlin's flat-headed salamander Oedipina capitalina Cerro Grande worm salamander Oedipina carablanca Los Diamantes worm salamander Oedipina chortiorum Chorti worm salamander Oedipina collaris collared worm salamander Oedipina complex Gamboa worm salamander Oedipina cyclocauda Costa Rican worm salamander Oedipina ecuatoriana Ecuadorian worm salamander Oedipina elongata white-crowned worm salamander Oedipina fortunensis Gustavo worm salamander Oedipina gephyra La Fortuna worm salamander Oedipina gracilis slender worm salamander Oedipina grandis Cerro Pando worm salamander Oedipina ignea Chimaltenango worm salamander Oedipina kasios Muralla worm salamander Oedipina koehleri Oedipina leptopoda narrow-footed worm salamander Oedipina maritima maritime worm salamander Oedipina motaguae Motagua worm salamander Oedipina nica Nicaraguan worm salamander Oedipina nimaso Nimaso worm salamander Oedipina pacificensis Pacific worm salamander Oedipina parvipes Columbian worm salamander Oedipina paucidentata El Empalme worm salamander Oedipina petiola Oedipina poelzi quarry worm salamander Oedipina pseudouniformis false Cienega Colorado worm salamander Oedipina quadra Honduran lowland worm salamander Oedipina salvadorensis Oedipina savagei Savage's worm salamander Oedipina stenopodia narrow-footed worm salamander Oedipina stuarti Stuart's worm salamander Oedipina taylori Taylor's worm salamander Oedipina tomasi Tomas' worm salamander Oedipina tzutujilorum Tzutujil worm salamander Oedipina uniformis Cienega Colorado worm salamander Oedipina villamizariorum Villamizar's worm salamander
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