Distribution and morphological characterization of the endemic Italian salamanders Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821) and S. terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789) (Caudata: Salamandridae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 422-432

  Romano, A ^a   Mattoccia, M ^a   Marta, S ^a   Bogaerts, S ^b   Pasmans, F ^c   Sbordoni, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ghent University ^*  (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contact zone; Distribution; Dorsal pattern; Morphometry; Salamandrina

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDRINA; SALAMANDRINA PERSPICILLATA; SALAMANDRINA TERDIGITATA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 70849094934     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000802623995     Document Type: Article

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