Brown cave salamander

Brown cave salamander
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Subfamily:	Plethodontinae
Genus:	Speleomantes
Species:	S. genei
Binomial name
	Speleomantes genei; (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Synonyms
	Hydromantes genei Temminck & Schlegel, 1838; Atylodes genei (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838);

The brown cave salamander (Speleomantes genei), also known as Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, or simply Sardinian salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sardinia (Italy). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Franco Andreone, Roberta Lecis, Paul Edgar, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Speleomantes genei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T20456A9201003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T20456A9201003.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Franco Andreone, Roberta Lecis, Paul Edgar, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Speleomantes genei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T20456A9201003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T20456A9201003.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)