Oedipina capitalina Solis, Espinal, Valle, O'Reilly, Itgen, and Townsend, 2016

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Oedipina > Species: Oedipina capitalina

Oedipina capitalina Solis, Espinal, Valle, O'Reilly, Itgen, and Townsend, 2016, Salamandra, 52: 129. Holotype: CM 158386, by original designation. Type locality: "Aldea Cerro Grande (14°07’50’’ N, 87°14’28’’ W), 1,220 m elevation, Distrito Central, Departamento de Francisco Morazán, Honduras".  ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:638B494C-0542-49CA-B14E-6C533689A9D7

Oedipina (Oedipina) capitalina — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 875.

English Names

Cerro Grande Worm Salamander (original designation). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality near the top of Cerro Grande in the central part of Departamento de Francisco Morazan, Honduras, on the northern side of Tegucigalpa, 1220 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Honduras

Endemic: Honduras

Comment

Formerly confused with Oedipina stuarti according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 875, provided a brief account. 

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