Oedipina maritima

Oedipina maritima
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, 2000

Description

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.

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