Salamandrina perspicillata

Salamandrina perspicillata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Salamandrina
Species:	S. perspicillata
Binomial name
Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)
Distribution in Italy: red - S. perspicillata green - S. terdigitata

Salamandrina perspicillata, the northern spectacled salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Italy.

The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in separating Salamandrina perspicillata from Salamandrina terdigitata which is found further south. The Salamander undergoes a long development period. Once the female salamander spawn in a body of water, the eggs begin to hatch into larvae, these larvae are unrecognizable until they develop via metamorphosis when they develop their unique markings.^[2]

References

1. Antonio Romano, Marco Mattoccia, Valerio Sbordoni, Franco Andreone, Claudia Corti (2022). "Salamandrina perspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136135A89706481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022.RLTS.T136135A89706481.en. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/

Mays, M. 2019. "Salamandrina perspicillata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 28, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Salamandrina_perspicillata/