Evidence of tail autotomy in the European plethodontid <em>Hydromantes</em> (<em>Atylodes</em>) <em>genei</em> (Temmick and Schlegel, 1838) (Amphibia: Urodela: Plethodontidae)
Caudal autotomy is a defensive mechanism widely adopted by lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae) from the New World. In contrast, in Europe, this mechanism was not described until very recently for just one Sardinian species, Hydromantes (Speleomantes) sarrabusensis. We report on tail autotomy obser...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1595 |