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Definition of Salamandra atra
1. Noun. Ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps.
Group relationships: Genus Salamandra, Salamandra
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salamandra Atra
Literary usage of Salamandra atra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1831)
"The other French naturalists who have mentioned the Salamandra atra, ... Daudin,
in particular, thus speaks of the Salamandra atra: "Laurenti has described ..."
2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"It is probable, therefore, that as the Salamandra atra, which lives high ...
Some very recent interesting experiments are recorded on the Salamandra atra, ..."
3. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"The young of Salamandra maculata leave the uterus with external gills, but those
of the Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra) are born in the fully developed ..."
4. The Physiology of Common Life by George Henry Lewes (1860)
"... under the circumstances mentioned by Mayer, was with Professor von Siebold,
when examining the gills of the embryo of Salamandra atra. ..."
5. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Robert Wiedersheim (1886)
"Cranial Nerves and Brachial Plexus of Salamandra atra 158 128. Chiasma of the
Optic Nerves. ... A, of Petromyzon planeri ; B, of Salamandra atra 170 141. ..."
6. The Physiology of Common Life by George Henry Lewes (1859)
"Instead, therefore, of going through its metamorphoses in the water, the young
Salamandra atra goes through them in its mother's body, and is born with ..."
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