Large alpine salamander  (Salamandra lanzai)

Authentication

Authenticated (3/6/2004) by Franco Andreone. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy.
http://www.francoandreone.it

Glossary

  • Crepuscular: active at twilight and/or just before sunrise.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.

References

  1. European Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Salamandra lanzai. In: IUCN 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Amphibia Web- Salamander lanzai (March, 2004)
    http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/amphib_query?where-genus=Salamandra&where-species=lanzai
  3. Newts and Salamanders of Europe (March, 2004)
    http://www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/euro_urodela.html#slanzai
  4. Andreone, F. (2004) Pers. comm.
  5. Gautier, P., Lena, J. and Miaud, C. (2003) Responses to conspecific scent marks and the ontogeny of territorial marking in immature terrestrial salamanders. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 447 - 453.
  6. Andreone, F., De Michelis, S. and Clima, V. (1999) A montane urodele and its feeding habits: Salamandra lanzai (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae) in the Alps of northwestern Italy. Italian Journal of Zoology, 66: 45 - 49.
  7. Miaud, C., Andreone, F., Ribéron, A., De Michelis, S., Clima, V., Castanet, J., Francillon-Vieillot, H. and Guyétant, R. (2001) Variations in age, size at maturity and gestation duration among two neighbouring populations of the alpine salamander (Salamandra lanzai). Journal of Zoology, London, 254: 251 - 260.
  8. Andreone, F., Miaud, C., Bergò, P., Doglio, S., Stocco, P., Ribéron, A. and Muratet, P. (01/01/0001 00:00:00) Living at high altitudes: testing the natural history traits upon the conservation of Salamandra lanzai. Italian Journal of Zoology,.
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