The brown cave salamander (Speleomantes genei), also known as Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, or simply Sardinian salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sardinia (Italy). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Speleomantes |
| Species: | S. genei
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| Speleomantes genei (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
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References
edit- ^ Franco Andreone, Roberta Lecis, Paul Edgar, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Speleomantes genei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T20456A9201003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T20456A9201003.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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