Monte Albo cave salamander
Monte Albo cave salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Speleomantes |
Species: | S. flavus
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Binomial name | |
Speleomantes flavus (Stefani, 1969)
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Synonyms | |
Hydromantes flavus Stefani, 1969 |
The Monte Albo cave salamander or Stefani's salamander (Speleomantes flavus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Sardinia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves) in the vicinity of streams. The preferred habitat often has a good covering of damp moss. It reproduces through the direct development of a few terrestrial eggs
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Roberta Lecis, Franco Andreone, Paul Edgar, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Speleomantes flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T20455A9200640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T20455A9200640.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Amphibians of Europe
- Speleomantes
- Cave salamanders
- Endemic fauna of Sardinia
- Fauna of Sardinia
- Amphibians described in 1969
- Lungless salamander stubs