- Brown Cave Salamander
Taxobox
name = Brown Cave Salamander
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
ordo =Caudata
familia =Plethodontidae
genus = "Speleomantes "
species = "S. genei"
binomial = "Speleomantes genei"
binomial_authority = (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
synonyms = "Hydromantes genei" Temminck & Schlegel, 1838The Brown Cave Salamander, Gene's Cave Salamander, Sardinian Cave Salamander, or simply Sardinian Salamander ("Speleomantes genei") is a species ofsalamander in thePlethodontidae family.It is endemic to
Sardinia (Italy ).Its natural
habitat s are temperateforest s, rocky areas,cave s, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).It is threatened byhabitat loss .References
* Andreone, F., Lecis, R. & Edgar, P. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/20456/all Speleomantes genei] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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