Sarrabus cave salamander
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| ( Lanza , Leo , Forti , Cimmaruta , Caputo & Nascetti , 2001) |
The Sarrabus Cave Salamander ( Hydromantes sarrabusensis , Syn. : Speleomantes sarrabusensis a) salamander from the family of the lung lots Salamander (Plethodontidae). Its distribution area is in southeastern Sardinia .
features
The animals are 12 to 15 cm long and are dark brown to red-brown in color on the back with yellowish spots. The belly is light-colored. Fingers and toes are short, rounded and up to half of their length connected with tension skins. The snout is bluntly rounded. A furrow connects the lips and nose. The species are very similar to the fragrant cave salamander , but in contrast to this, it does not produce a distinctive smell when handled.
distribution
The Sàrrabus cave salamander only inhabits a small area in the southeastern part of Sardinia, namely the southern area of the Sarrabus-Gerrei region in the Monte dei Sette Fratelli. The distribution area is in the province of Cagliari .
habitat
In contrast to the other Sardinian cave salamanders, the species does not live on limestone with the characteristic hollowing of the subsoil and cave formations, but on granite subsoil. The sites are partly in barren, Mediterranean scrubland (macchia), partly on the edge of stone oak forests on mountain slopes at 240 to 530 m above sea level.
Way of life
The animals are active above ground from autumn to early spring. Where they retreat to in the dry summer months is unknown, as the karst system of gaps and caves is missing in their habitat. The Monte dei Sette Fratelli are among the rainiest areas in south-east Sardinia, but the animals must be able to retreat during the dry season and it can be assumed that there are sufficiently deep, underground hiding places for the animals to spend the summer in the granite underground.
Danger
The species is quite common despite its small distribution area. The IUCN lists them as potentially endangered.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Glandt: The amphibians and reptiles of Europe: All kinds in portrait. 2nd, updated and expanded edition. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-494-01581-1 .
literature
- Dieter Glandt: The amphibians and reptiles of Europe: All kinds in portrait. 2nd, updated and expanded edition. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-494-01581-1 .
Web links
- Hydromantes sarrabusensis on amphibiaweb.org