''Salamandrina perspicillata'', the northern spectacled salamander, is a species of
salamander
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...
in the family
Salamandridae
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin. Their skin is v ...
found only in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in separating ''Salamandrina perspicillata'' from ''
Salamandrina terdigitata
The spectacled salamander (''Salamandrina terdigitata'') is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae.
This species is found only in the southern Apennine Range in Italy in humid valleys and shady, overgrown hillsides at altitudes bet ...
'' which is found further south.
The Salamander undergoes a long development period. Once the female salamander spawn in a body of water, the eggs begin to hatch into larvae, these larvae are unrecognizable until they develop via metamorphosis when they develop their unique markings.
[Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/
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References
External links
Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/
Amphibians of Europe
Salamandridae
Endemic fauna of Italy
Amphibians described in 1821
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