Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879)
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 parvipes, commonly known as the Colombian worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. Its type locality is Cáceres, Antioquia. It may occur further north to Panama and Costa Rica, but these records require confirmation as the species is morphologically indistinguishable from Costa Rican Oedipina uniformis.
Its natural habitat is humid lowland forest, wherein it lives in leaf-litter.
Wikipedia contributors, Oedipina parvipes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:29:47.560227+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oedipina parvipes (Peters, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1879)
- 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 parvipes (Peters, 1879)
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 parvipes (Peters, 1879) (Peters, 1879) | synonym |
| Spelerpes parvipes Peters, 1879 Peters, 1879 | 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=208492 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:74JLC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.