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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species:
O. carablanca
Binomial name
Oedipina carablanca
Brame, 1968

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Oedipus Carablanca Brame, 1968". Retrieved 26 December 2023.