European mountain newts
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Male of the Corsican mountain newt ( Euproctus montanus ) |
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| Gené , 1838 |
The European mountain newts ( Euproctus ) are a genus of poor Caudates that the Mediterranean islands Corsica and Sardinia occurs in cool, rapid mountain streams and cold mountain lakes. Unlike the European newts (cf. Triturus ), the males in rutting do not form any noticeable ridges. The females lay only a few, relatively large eggs individually, often under stones. At higher altitudes, the larvae overwinter in the water and do not complete their metamorphosis until the following summer.
species
- Corsican mountain newt Euproctus montanus ( Savi , 1838)
- Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus ( Gravenhorst , 1829)
literature
- Andreas Nöllert, Christel Nöllert: The amphibians of Europe. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-440-06340-2 .
Web links
Commons : European Newts ( Euproctus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Distribution map. The distribution of the Pyrenean mountain newt can still be seen in green , which has now been placed in its own genus.