Corsican Brook Salamander
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Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838) |
The Corsican Brook Salamander or Corsican Mountain Newt (Euproctus montanus) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in France. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Miaud, C., Lecis, R. & Edgar, P. 2004. Euproctus montanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.