Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Oedipina alfaroi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean versant of eastern Costa Rica (Limón Province) and northwestern Panama (Bocas del Toro Province). It is commonly known as the Limon worm salamander.
Wikipedia contributors, Oedipina alfaroi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:29:07.448975+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921
- Name authority
- Dunn, 1921
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Oedipina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- genusOedipina Keferstein, 1868
- speciesOedipina alfaroi Dunn, 1921
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oedipina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oedipina alleni Taylor, 1954 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina berlini Kubicki, 2016 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina gephyra McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina gracilis Taylor, 1952 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina leptopoda McCranie, Vieites & Wake, 2008 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina ignea Stuart, 1952 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina complex (Dunn, 1924) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oedipus alfaroi (Dunn, 1921) (Dunn, 1921) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208484 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:48W9K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.