Montseny mountain newt
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Montseny mountain newt ( Calotriton arnoldi ) |
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The Montseny mountain newt ( Calotriton arnoldi ) is a species of amphibian from the family of the real salamanders (Salamandridae). The species was separated from the Pyrenean mountain newt ( Calotriton asper ) in 2005 .
features
The species is very similar to the Pyrenean mountain newt. Compared to Calotriton asper, Calotriton arnoldi has fewer and smaller, more pointed tubercles on the back and no tubercles on the belly or the underside of the tail . The animals reach a total length of about 10 centimeters. The top of the body is usually dark in one color. The yellow stripe on the back of Calotriton asper is absent. In some animals, yellow spots can be present on the body flanks and sides of the tail. The cloacal region of the females is elongated and directed backwards. It is narrower at the base than that of Calotriton asper . Because of this, it looks conical in Calotriton asper , but cylindrical in Calotriton arnoldi .
Occurrence
The species is the Montseny Mountains northeast of Barcelona, Spain endemic . It lives in quiet areas of cool, rapidly flowing, nutrient-poor streams at altitudes of 600 to 1200 meters. It can usually be found within red beech and holm oak forests.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of the species.
Systematics
Calotriton arnoldi was first described in 2005 by Salvador Carranza and Felix Amat . The name arnoldi honors the British herpetologist Edwin Nicholas Arnold .
supporting documents
- Dieter Glandt: Pocket dictionary of amphibians and reptiles in Europe. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-494-01470-8 , pp. 123-125
Web links
- Calotriton arnoldi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Salvador Carranza, Iñigo Martínez-Solano, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2014.