Oedipina carablanca, commonly known as the Los Diamantes worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and is only known from its type locality, Los Diamantes, near Guápiles, Limón Province.[2]
| Oedipina carablanca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. carablanca
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968
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Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It is named after Oedipus for its violent sexual behaviour.[3] The term "carablanca" refers to its white face from its name in Spanish.
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina carablanca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59308A54379711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59308A54379711.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Oedipus Carablanca Brame, 1968". Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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