Salamandrina Fitzinger 1826 (spectacled salamander)
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Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to R. Estes 1981
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Ommatotriton, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Salamandrina perspicillata Salamandrina terdigitata
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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