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