Oedipina altura Brame, 1968
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 altura, commonly known as the Cartago worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.
Wikipedia contributors, Oedipina altura; 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 altura Brame, 1968
- Name authority
- Brame, 1968
- 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 altura Brame, 1968
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 |
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=208485 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:48W9M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.