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Family: Plethodontidae
Maritime Worm Salamander, more... (es: Salamandra)
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Adult: Species description based on Garcia-Paris and Wake (2000). A medium-sized salamander with a slender head and a long, blunt snout. Males reach lengths of 46.2 mm and females, 44.3 mm (not including the tail). The tail is rather long. Dorsal: The dorsal surface is dark brown on the sides, and lighter brown above. The light brown coloration extends onto the tail, which is lighter than the sides of the body. Some small white spots may also be present along the hindlimbs and tail. A whitish band is present along the upper lip that covers the entire area between the nose and the eyes. A vague, light band extends from behind the eye along the side of the body to about midway between the arms and legs. Ventral: The ventral surface is greyish-brown. Eye: The eyes are small and dark. Extremities: The hands and feet are tiny and narrow. Egg: Eggs have been found in coconut debris near the ocean (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Clutches contained six eggs (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Metamorph juvenile: Hatchlings are very dark on the sides, and yellow above (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). The ventral surface is also yello (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Juveniles have more contrasting coloration between the lateral surfaces and the dorsal surface, with the dorsal surface being much lighter (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Juveniles also have a distinct dark middorsal stripe (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Habitat: This species is currently known only from Isla Escudo de Veraguas (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Ecology: Oedipina maritima has been found in leaf litter and fallen palm fronds (Garcia-Paris and Wake 2000). Type locality: Escudo Camp, West Point, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Prov. Bocas del Toro, Panamá, approximate 9° 6.1′ N, 81° 4.5′ W |