Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Euproctus
Species: E. montanus – E. platycephalus
Name
Euproctus Gené, 1838
Type species: Euproctus rusconii Gené, 1838 (= Molge platycephala Gravenhorst, 1829)
Synonyms
Euproctus Gené, 1838
Megapterna Savi, 1838
Phatnomatorhina Bibron in Bonaparte, 1839
Pelonectes Fitzinger, 1843
Hemitriton Dugès, 1852
Bulga Gistel, 1868
Euproctus — Boulenger, 1878
References
Gené, 1838, Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino, Ser. 2, 1: 281.
Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Euproctus access date 8 August 2008
Vernacular names
English: Tyrrhenian Brook newts
Euproctus, the European mountain salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae from Sardinia and Corsica.[1]
Species
There are two species:[1][2]
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Euproctus montanus, left lateral view.jpg Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838) Corsican brook salamander Corsica
Euproctus platycephalus01.jpg Euproctus platycephalus (Gravenhorst, 1829) Sardinian brook salamander Sardinia, Italy
The Pyrenean brook salamander used to be included in this genus as Euproctus asper, but was moved to Calotriton in 2005.[3][4] Its superficial similarity with Euproctus likely represents convergent evolution: strongly depressed head and body, and reduction or even absence of lungs, are adaptations to fast-running, well-oxygenated mountain streams.[4]
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Euproctus Gené, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
"Salamandridae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Calotriton Gray, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Carranza, S.; Amat, F. (2005). "Taxonomy, biogeography and evolution of Euproctus (Amphibia: Salamandridae), with the resurrection of the genus Calotriton and the description of a new endemic species from the Iberian Peninsula". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 145 (4): 555–582. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00197.x.
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