Oedipina maritima
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Oedipina maritima, commonly known as the maritime worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama.[1]
Description
Oedipina maritima is a small salamander species: males grow to a snout–vent length (SVL) of Script error: No such module "convert". and females to Script error: No such module "convert".. The head is small and narrow, and the body is slender, with tail longer than SVL.[2]
The clutch size is about six eggs. They have direct development: eggs hatch into juveniles that measure about Script error: No such module "convert". in total length, still retaining their gills.[2]
Range and habitat
This species is known only from Isla Escudo de Veraguas in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.[1] If it is restricted to this island (there is a juvenile specimen from the mainland that may belong to this species), it is the only tropical salamander that is endemic to an island.[2] It is found close to sea level in humid lowland forest and mangrove forest.[3] The type series was found in decaying fronds and associated moist litter near a fallen palm in a coconut palm grove.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).[3]
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