Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Oedipina cyclocauda, commonly known as the Costa Rica worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the Caribbean slopes of northwestern Panama, eastern Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and northern Honduras. The specific name cyclocauda refers to the circular caudal grooves.
Wikipedia contributors, Oedipina cyclocauda; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:29:47.559228+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, 1952
- Name authority
- Taylor, 1952
- 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 cyclocauda Taylor, 1952
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 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 |
| Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879) | 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=208489 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.
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:48W9V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.