Oedipina nimaso Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Oedipina > Species: Oedipina nimaso

Oedipina nimaso Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012, Zootaxa, 3309: 50. Holotype: UCR 8391, by original designation. Type locality: "Cerro Nimaso, Prov. Limón, Costa Rica, 1093 m".

Oedipina (Oedopinola) nimas —  Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 376. 

English Names

Nimaso Worm Salamander (original publication).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Cerro Nimaso, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica, 1093 m).

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Costa Rica

Endemic: Costa Rica

Comment

 Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 376, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 858, provided an account summarizing systematics and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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