Kingdom Animalia Order Caudata Genus Oedipina Higher classification Oedipina | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Oedipina poelzi Rank Species | |
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Oedipina poelzi (common name: quarry worm salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and found in the Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera de Talamanca.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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