Salamandra longirostris

Salamandra longirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Salamandra
Species:	S. longirostris
Binomial name
	Salamandra longirostris; Joger and Steinfartz, 1994
	Distribution of the Penibetic salamander
Synonyms[1]
	Salamandra salamandra longirostris Joger and Steinfartz, 1994

Salamandra longirostris, the Penibetic salamander or long-snouted salamander, is a species of urodelan amphibian of the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to the Penibetic mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.[1][2] It was originally described as a subspecies of Salamandra salamandra, the fire salamander, but was raised to full species rank in 2009.[1]

It is a large salamander, very similar to the fire salamander, with which it does not share a distribution area. The body is black with quadrangular yellow spots and some very characteristic spots on the head. The snout is pointed and the belly greyish, without spots.

It lives in humid areas, with watercourses nearby where it reproduces.

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Salamandra longirostris Joger and Steinfartz, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
Masó, A.; Pijoan, M. (2011). Anfibios y reptiles de la península ibérica, Baleares y Canarias. Barcelona: Omega. p. 848. ISBN 978-84-282-1368-4.

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[Frost-1] Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Salamandra longirostris Joger and Steinfartz, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[2] Masó, A.; Pijoan, M. (2011). Anfibios y reptiles de la península ibérica, Baleares y Canarias. Barcelona: Omega. p. 848. ISBN 978-84-282-1368-4.