Northern spectacled salamander
| Northern spectacled salamander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Salamandrina |
| Species: | S. perspicillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salamandrina perspicillata Savi, 1821 | |
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| Distribution in Italy: red - S. perspicillata green - S. terdigitata | |
The northern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found only in Italy.
The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in separating Salamandrina perspicillata from Salamandrina terdigitata (southern spectacled salamander) which is found further south.
References
- Antonio Romano, Marco Mattoccia, Valerio Sbordoni, Franco Andreone, Claudia Corti 2008. Salamandrina perspicillata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 December 2010.
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