- Oedipina maritima
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Oedipina maritima Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Oedipina Species: O. maritima Binomial name Oedipina maritima
García-París & Wake, 2000Description
Oedipina maritima is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Panama.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and sandy shores.
Range
This species is known only from the Isla Escudo de Veraguas in the Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. If it is restricted to this island, it is the only tropical salamander that is endemic to an island. It is found close to sea level.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Solís, F., Ibáñez, R. & Wake, D. 2004. Oedipina maritima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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