| Oedipina carablanca | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. carablanca |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968 | |
Oedipina carablanca, commonly known as the Los Diamantes worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and is only known from its type locality, Los Diamantes, near Guápiles, Limón Province.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is named after Oedipus for its violent sexual behaviour. The term "carablanca" refers to its white face from its name in Spanish.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina carablanca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59308A54379711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59308A54379711.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oedipina carablanca Brame, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- "Oedipus Carablanca Brame, 1968". Retrieved 26 December 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oedipina carablanca | |
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