Salamandrina
Salamandrina Temporal range:
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Salamandrina terdigitata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Subfamily: | Salamandrininae |
Genus: | Salamandrina Fitzinger,1826 |
Distribution in Italy: red -S. perspicillata green -S. terdigitata |
Salamandrina,thespectacled salamanders,is a genus ofsalamander,the only of subfamilySalamandrininaein the familySalamandridaewhich is still alive, as one of its own relatives is extinct. The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in accepting two species, both only found inItaly:
- Southern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata)
- Northern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
DNA testing is the most effective way to distinguish between S.terdigitataand S.perspicillata,however there is a some slight morphological differences between the two species. S.terdigitatais on average 1 cm shorter than S.perspicillataas well as having more extensive red coloration on its Vental side.
Fossils show that the genus formerly had a wider distribution during theMioceneandPlioceneincluding Spain, Germany, Hungary and Greece.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Macaluso, Loredana; Villa, Andrea; Pitruzzella, Gaetano; Rook, Lorenzo; Carnevale, Giorgio; Delfino, Massimo (2021-12-02)."A progressive extirpation: an overview of the fossil record of Salamandrina (Salamandridae, Urodela)".Historical Biology.33(12): 3723–3740.Bibcode:2021HBio...33.3723M.doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1888946.ISSN0891-2963.