Euproctus
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Euproctus is a genus of salamander
in the Salamandridae
family.
It contains the following species:
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
in the Salamandridae
Salamandridae
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Currently, 74 species have been identified in the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Euproctus montanus – Corsican Brook SalamanderCorsican Brook SalamanderThe Corsican Brook Salamander or Corsican Mountain Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is endemic to Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean....
- Euproctus platycephalus – Sardinian Brook SalamanderSardinian Brook SalamanderThe Sardinian Brook Salamander or Sardinian Mountain Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Sardinia, Italy....
Species no longer belonging to genus Euproctus
- Euproctus asper L. => Calotriton asper (L.) Bernh. – Pyrenean Brook SalamanderPyrenean Brook SalamanderThe Pyrenean Brook Salamander or Pyrenean Newt , Calotriton asper, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in the Pyrenees of Andorra, France, and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, inland...