Corsican Fire Salamander
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Salamandra salamandra ssp. corsica Savi, 1838 |
The Corsican Fire Salamander (Salamandra corsica) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in France. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Miaud, C. 2004. Salamandra corsica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
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