''Oedipina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All t ...

s in the

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Plethodontidae Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. With over 500 species, lungless salamanders are by far the largest family of salamanders in terms of their diversity. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from B ...

(lungless salamanders). They achieve respiration through the skin and the tissues lining the mouth.

Species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of ''Oedipina'' are native to Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico. Their

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, worm salamanders, derives from the species' extraordinarily slender form with tiny limbs and digits. The genus was originally named ''Oedipus'', but was renamed because the name ''Oedipus'' was already occupied. xiii + 244 pp.

Species

This genus includes the following 40 species:

References

External links

* * Amphibian genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Moritz Keferstein Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Plethodontidae-stub