Euproctus, the European mountain salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae from Sardinia and Corsica.[1]
Euproctus | |
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Euproctus montanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
Genus: | Euproctus Gené, 1838 |
Type species | |
Euproctus rusconii Gené, 1838
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Diversity | |
2 species (see text) |
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838) | Corsican brook salamander | Corsica | |
Euproctus platycephalus (Gravenhorst, 1829) | Sardinian brook salamander | Sardinia, Italy |
The Pyrenean brook salamander used to be included in this genus as Euproctus asper, but was moved to Calotriton in 2005.[3][4] Its superficial similarity with Euproctus likely represents convergent evolution: strongly depressed head and body, and reduction or even absence of lungs, are adaptations to fast-running, well-oxygenated mountain streams.[4]
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