Biology:Northern spectacled salamander

Northern spectacled salamander
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Salamandrina
Species:	S. perspicillata
Binomial name
Salamandrina perspicillata Savi, 1821
Distribution in Italy: red - S. perspicillata green - S. terdigitata

The northern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q290278 entry