Strinati's cave salamander

noun

A small salamander, Speleomantes strinatii, found in northwest Italy and southeast France.

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nounStrinati's cave salamander (plural Strinati's cave salamanders)

plural Strinati's cave salamanders

  1. A small salamander, Speleomantes strinatii, found in northwest Italy and southeast France.

    Strinati's cave salamander is one of just seven European cave salamanders, four of which are found only on the island of Sardinia, the others being distributed in southwestern France and Italy, San Marino and Monaco.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 127

Origin

Dedicated to Swiss biospeleologist, zoologist and herpetologist Pierre Strinati.

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