Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 58(1) 2015

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VOL 58(1) 2015

DOI:

10.3409/azc.58_1.101

Keywords:

Humeri, identification, Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae, Pleurodelinae, Salamandrinae

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Comparative humeral morphology of some Eurasian tailed amphibians (Amphibia, Urodela) for palaeontological studies

• RATNIKOV V.

Abstract:

Humeri of 14 tailed amphibian species are described: Onychodactylus fischeri (BOULENGER, 1886), Salamandrella keyserlingii DYBOWSKI, 1870, Salamandrella tridactyla (NIKOLSKII, 1905), Ichthyosaura alpestris (LAURENTI, 1768), Lissotriton lantzi (WOLTERSTORFF, 1914), Lissotriton montandoni (BOULENGER, 1880), Lissotriton vulgaris (LINNAEUS, 1758), Ommatotriton ophryticus (BERTHOLD, 1846), Pleurodeles waltl MICHAHELLES, 1830, Triturus cristatus (LAURENTI, 1768), Triturus dobrogicus (KIRITZESCU, 1903), Triturus karelini (STRAUCH, 1870), Mertensiella caucasica (WAGA, 1876), Salamandra salamandra (LINNAEUS,1758). Morphological characteristics and indices (ratios) almost always permit the distinction of tailed amphibian genera. Specific identification is more difficult because interspecific differences are in significant.