Lanza's Alpine Salamander
Salamandra lanzai
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 2,527
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
Lanza's alpine salamander or the large alpine salamander (Salamandra lanzai) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae, found in France and Italy. Its natural habitats are forests, grasslands, and pasturelands, all of which are temperate. It is threatened by habitat loss and potentially in the future by the fungal disease Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lanza's alpine salamander”.