Oedipina gephyra | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Oedipina |
Species: | O. gephyra |
Binomial name | |
Oedipina gephyra McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993 |
Oedipina gephyra, commonly known as the La Fortuna worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina gephyra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T149335691A176818560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T149335691A176818560.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Oedipina gephyra |
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