Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Speleomantes > Speleomantes supramontis

Speleomantes supramontis (Supramonte Cave Salamander)

Synonyms: Hydromantes supramontis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Supramonte cave salamander (Speleomantes supramontis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the island of Sardinia (Italy). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Speleomantes supramontis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Speleomantes supramontis

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13.5 cm)
Litter Size [1]  10
Litters / Year [1]  1
Adult Weight [1]  5.08 grams
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Golfo di Orosei 71515 Italy  
Supramonte di Oliena, Orgosolo e Urzulei - Su Sercone 58040 Italy  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mediterranean Basin Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Archeonema lanzai[2]
Cosmocerca sardiniae[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0