Oedipina altura

Oedipina altura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Oedipina
Species: O. altura
Binomial name
Oedipina altura
Brame, 1968

Oedipina altura (common name: Cartago worm salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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