Brown cave salamander

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Brown cave salamander
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Speleomantes
Species:
S. genei
Binomial name
Speleomantes genei
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Hydromantes geneiTemminck & Schlegel, 1838
  • Atylodes genei(Temminck and Schlegel, 1838)

The brown cave salamander (Speleomantes genei), also known as Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, or simply Sardinian salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sardinia (Italy). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Franco Andreone, Roberta Lecis, Paul Edgar, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Speleomantes genei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T20456A9201003. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T20456A9201003.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)