Salamandrina perspicillata

Salamandrina perspicillata, the northern spectacled salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Italy.

Salamandrina perspicillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Salamandrina
Species:
S. perspicillata
Binomial name
Salamandrina perspicillata
(Savi, 1821)
Distribution in Italy:
red - S. perspicillata
green - S. terdigitata

The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in separating Salamandrina perspicillata from Salamandrina terdigitata which is found further south. The Salamander undergoes a long development period. Once the female salamander spawn in a body of water, the eggs begin to hatch into larvae, these larvae are unrecognizable until they develop via metamorphosis when they develop their unique markings.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Antonio Romano, Marco Mattoccia, Valerio Sbordoni, Franco Andreone, Claudia Corti (2022). "Salamandrina perspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136135A89706481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022.RLTS.T136135A89706481.en. Retrieved 24 July 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/

Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/