Sarrabus' cave salamander

Sarrabus' cave salamander
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Speleomantes
Species:	S. sarrabusensis
Binomial name
Speleomantes sarrabusensis Lanza, Leo, Forti, Cimmaruta, Caputo & Nascetti, 2001

The Sarrabus' cave salamander or Sette Fratelli cave salamander (Speleomantes sarrabusensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in southeastern Sardinia, east of Cagliari, in the Sarrabus region. The species was thought to have been a part of Speleomantes imperialis but was found to be a separate species. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Martel, A.; Romano, A.; Lunghi, E.; Ficetola, F.; Pasmans, F.; Manenti, R.; Cogoni, R.; Bogaerts, S. (2024). "Speleomantes sarrabusensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T135825A227236611. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135825A227236611.en . Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Speleomantes sarrabusensis (Lanza, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 11 May 2023.