Speleomantes, or European cave salamanders, are a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders. It is one of two genera in the family to inhabit the Old World (the other being Karsenia), with the remaining 250 or so species being found in North, Central and South America. The genus is endemic to Italy and a few nearby areas (San Marino, Monaco, and eastern Provence).
Speleomantes, or European cave salamanders, are a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders. It is one of two genera in...
cave salamander Speleomantes supramontis, the Supramonte cave salamander Speleomantes italicus, the Italian cave salamander Speleomantes flavus, the Monte...
Speleomantes strinatii, the French cave salamander, North-west Italian cave salamander, or Strinati's cave salamander is a small (10-12.5 cm long) species...
The brown cave salamander (Speleomantes genei), also known as Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, or simply Sardinian salamander, is a species...
The Supramonte cave salamander (Speleomantes supramontis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the island of Sardinia (Italy)...
The Monte Albo cave salamander or Stefani's salamander (Speleomantes flavus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Sardinia...
The Italian cave salamander (Speleomantes italicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Endemic to Italy, its natural habitats are...
cave salamander (Speleomantes imperialis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sardinia. Speleomantes imperialis inhabits...
salamander, Speleomantes ambrosii NT (Italy) Monte Albo cave salamander, Speleomantes flavus VU (Sardinia) Imperial cave salamander, Speleomantes imperialis...
Columbia to Brazil. Only two extant genera occur in the Eastern Hemisphere: Speleomantes (native to Sardinia and mainland Europe south of the Alps) and Karsenia...
cave salamander, Supramonte cave salamander, Sarrabus cave salamander (Speleomantes sarrabusensis) and Sardinian tree frog (also found in Corsica), with...
moufflon wild boar buzzard Sardinian hare Sardinian fox Sardinian deer Speleomantes supramontis, a geo-newt, Griffon vulture Church of Santa Maria was built...
Plethodon - Woodland salamander Genus Pseudoeurycea Genus Pseudotriton Genus Speleomantes Genus Stereochilus - Many-lined salamander Genus Thorius Genus Urspelerpes...
Salamandrina terdigitata, Triturus cristatus, olm (Proteus anguinus), Speleomantes ambrosii, S. flavus, S. genei, S. imperialis and S. supramontes Toads:...
to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes. The following five species are placed in this genus: Hydromantes brunus...
between the 70ths and the 80ths, some specimens of the cave salamander Speleomantes strinatii from Grotte di Bossea (in Piedmont) were released in the cavity...
species of snakes and in the obscurity of the old mines dwells the endemic Speleomantes strinatii, at first considered a subspecies of the Italian cave salamander...
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