Salamanders were photographed with a digital camera situated perpendicular to the dorsal surfaces of the animals. Photographs of the dorsal patterns, which are unique for each individual in this taxon [22], were used to avoid recapture during subsequent sampling sessions, and to measure total length...
animals [29,30,31,32]. This is important, particularly in areas defined as “Low-Density Areas” where sightings have been recorded, despite their disappearance and relative distance to known reproductive populations [30]. The current known MMS population in the Mediterranean consists of ...