The Corsican brook salamander or Corsican mountain newt (Euproctus montanus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Corsican brook salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calotriton asper
- Onychodactylus zhangyapingi
- Onychodactylus koreanus
- Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
- Ambystoma altamirani
- Salamandrina perspicillata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Euproctus
- Species
- Euproctus montanus
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