Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Megapterna montana Savi, 1838, Nuovo Giorn. Lett., Pisa, 37: 211. Type(s): Not stated or known to exist; possibly in PUM by implication of statement Eiselt, 1958, Abh. Ber. Naturkd. Magdeburg, 10: 133, regarding location of type of Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838. Type locality: "le montagne della Corsica", France.

Triturus (Euproctus) montanus — Boulenger, 1878, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 3: 308.

Euproctus montanus — Giglioli, 1878, Nature, 19: 97. Wolterstorff, 1925, Abh. Ber. Mus. Nat. Heimatkd. Magdeburg, 4: 295; Mertens and Müller, 1928, Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges., 41: 10; Wolterstorff and Herre, 1935, Arch. Naturgesch., Leipzig, N. F., 4: 224.

Molge montana — Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 23.

Triton montanus — Schulze, 1891, Jahresber. Abhandl. Naturwiss. Ver. Magdeburg, 1890: 170. Schreiber, 1912, Herpetol. Eur., Ed. 2: 53.

Triton (Euproctus) montanus — Wolterstorff, 1901, Feuille Jeunes Nat., Ser. 4, 31: 73. Wolterstorff, 1902, Triton der Untergattung Euproctus: 14.

English Names

Corsican Mountain Newt (Bruno, 1973, Natura, Milano, 64: 360; Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 32; Rimpp, 1997, in Gasc et al. (eds.), Atlas Amph. Rept. Eur.: 56).

Corsican Brook Salamander (Arnold and Burton, 1978, Field Guide Rept. Amph. Brit. Eur.: 39; Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 32; Stumpel-Rienks, 1992, Ergänzungsband Handbuch Rept. Amph. Eur., Trivialnamen der Herpetofauna Eur.: 48).

Corsican Mountain Salamander (Steward, 1969, Tailed Amph. Eur.: 39; Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 35; Stumpel-Rienks, 1992, Ergänzungsband Handbuch Rept. Amph. Eur., Trivialnamen der Herpetofauna Eur.: 48).

Corsican Salamander (Hellmich, 1962, Rept. Amph. Eur.: 52).

Distribution

Mountains of Corsica, from sea level to 2260 m elevation, France.

Comment

Thorn and Raffaëlli, 2000, Salamand. Ancien Monde: 357-362, provided an account. See also discussion of relevant literature and distribution by Delaguerre and Cheylan, 1992, Atlas Repart. Batr. Rept. Corse: 21-23; and Rimpp, 1997, in Gasc et al. (eds.), Atlas Amph. Rept. Eur.: 56-57. Rimpp and Thiesmeier, 1999, in Grossenbacher and Thiesmeier (eds.), Handbuch Rept. Amph. Eur., 4(1): 271-284, provided a review of the biology. Obst in Engelmann, Fritzsche, Günther, and Obst, 1993, Lurche Kriechtiere Eur.: 71-72, and Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 122-123, provided brief accounts, figures, and maps. See detailed account by Salvidio and Sindaco, 2007, in Lanza et al. (eds.), Fauna d'Italia, 42 (Amph.): 186-192. Nöllert and Nöllert, 1992, Die Amph. Eur.: 163-164, provided a brief account.

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