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Long-tailed Worm Salamander

Oedipina gracilis

Summary 1

Oedipina gracilis is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Conservation actions 2

Conservation Actions

It occurs in the La Selva Biological Station and Reserve in Costa Rica, but there are otherwise very few protected areas within its range. The species is in need of close population monitoring.

Distribution and habitat 3

These salamanders are distributed from low to high elevation (3-710 m) in Costa Rica along the Caribbean coast and in to Panama (Guyer and Donnelly 2005; Savage 2002). They are terrestrial and inhabit predominantly moist, hidden environments, such as leaf litter, burrows made by insects, and underneath or near rotting logs (Leenders 2001).

Identification 4

Adult

Species description based on Savage (2002).  A medium-sized salamander with a rather broad head and rounded snout. Adults reach lengths of 150mm, including the tail. The tail is rather long in this species.

Dorsal

The dorsal coloration is grey-black. The head may appear lighter than the rest of the body.

Sources and Credits

  1. Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipina_gracilis
  2. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34607348
  3. (c) AmphibiaWeb © 2000-2015 The Regents of the University of California, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/34270788
  4. (c) Myra Hughey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/12683148

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