What is Isla Escudo de Veraguas?
[[File:Isla Escudo de Veraguas 1 La Mochila.jpg|alt=Pictured here is a rocky formation|thumb|The island of Escudo de Veraguas]] '''Isla Escudo de Veraguas''' (also: Escudo de Veraguas Island) is a small island about 18 kilometers<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Evolution, biogeography, and description of a new species of Fruit-eating bat, genus Artibeus Leach (1821), from Panamá|url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=4235385|journal=Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde|volume=59|issue=5|issn=0044-3468}}</ref> off of the coast of Panama. There is not much information on the climate or history of the island, but the animals inhabiting the island are known, such as the [[pygmy three-toed sloth]], or Derby's woolly [[opossum]]. == Climate == The climate of Escudo de Veraguas is undocumented, but the neighboring country of Panama has relatively warm temperatures, being around 70 to 90 degrees year-round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-in-Panama|title=Weather and Climate: Panama, average monthly Rainfall, Sunshine, Temperature, Humidity, Wind Speed|website=weather-and-climate.com|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref> == Inhabitants == The inhabitants of the island are different from the mainland species in the idea that they are smaller and more adapted to the island. Some examples: * [[Bradypus pygmaeus]] * [[Oedipina maritima]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/59317/0|title=Oedipina maritima (Maritime Worm Salamander)|website=www.iucnredlist.org|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref> * [[Caluromys derbianus]] * [[Hoplomys gymnurus]] * [[Myotis riparius]] == Sources == {{reflist}} [[Category:Islands of Central America|Escudo de Veraguas]] [[Category:Caribbean islands]] [[Category:Geography of Panama]]