| Salamandrina | |
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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 |
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| Distribution in Italy: red -S. perspicillata green -S. terdigitata | |
Salamandrina, thespectacled salamanders, is a genus ofsalamander, the only of subfamilySalamandrininae in the familySalamandridae which 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:
DNA testing is the most effective way to distinguish between S.terdigitata and S.perspicillata, however there is a some slight morphological differences between the two species. S.terdigitata is on average 1 cm shorter than S.perspicillata as well as having more extensive red coloration on its Vental side.
Fossils show that the genus formerly had a wider distribution during theMiocene andPliocene including Spain, Germany, Hungary and Greece.[1]
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