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Oedipina villamizariorum Reyes-Puig, Wake, Kotharambath, Streicher, Koch, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2020
Oedipina (Oedopinola) villamizariorum Reyes-Puig, Wake, Kotharambath, Streicher, Koch, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2020, PeerJ, 8(e9934): 8. Holotype: DHMECN 14489, by original designation. Type locality: "Quinshull, Chical, provincia de Carchi, Ecuador (1.02525, —78.2575277, 921 m)". LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A47B831D-EF23-44FC-929D-E7575A50F1DF
English Names
Villamizar's Worm Salamander (original publication).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Quinshull, Chical, provincia de Carchi, Ecuador, 921 m elevation).
Comment
The authors of the original publication noted a possible unnamed species, Oedipina aff. villamizariorum from Padre Santo, Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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