Oedipina tomasi
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Oedipina tomasi faces severe threats from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its extremely limited range in Costa Rica's montane forests. The species' specialized habitat requirements and small population size make it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including shifting temperature and precipitation patterns that could alter the cool, humid microenvironments it depends upon. Mining activities and infrastructure development pose additional pressures on the remaining forest fragments where this salamander persists.
Habitat
This species inhabits cool, humid montane cloud forests and adjacent secondary forests at elevations between 1,400-2,100 meters in Costa Rica's Cordillera de Talamanca. It requires well-preserved forest floor microhabitats with abundant leaf litter, fallen logs, and consistent moisture levels typical of tropical montane ecosystems.
