Proteus Laurenti 1768 (Old World blind cave salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Proteidae according to D. G. DeMar 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Naylor 1978

Sister taxa: Euronecturus, Mioproteus, Necturus, Orthophyia, Paranecturus

Subtaxa: Proteus anguinus Proteus bavaricus

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Proteus in the database

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