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Oedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 collaris is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Oedipina collaris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:29:07.449499+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Oedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907)
Name authority
(Stejneger, 1907)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderCaudata
  10. familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
  11. subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
  12. genusOedipina Keferstein, 1868
  13. speciesOedipina collaris (Stejneger, 1907)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Oedipina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Oedipina alleni Taylor, 1954PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina berlini Kubicki, 2016PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina gephyra McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina gracilis Taylor, 1952PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina leptopoda McCranie, Vieites & Wake, 2008PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina ignea Stuart, 1952PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina complex (Dunn, 1924)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Oedipus collaris (Stejneger, 1907) (Stejneger, 1907)synonym
Spelerpes collaris Stejneger, 1907 Stejneger, 1907synonym
Oedipina serpens Taylor, 1949 Taylor, 1949synonym

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208487 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:48W9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.