A comprehensive review of courtship behavior in salamanders was last presented by Salthe
(1967). Many new behavioral observations have been made in the ensuing 35 years. Below …

A phylogeny of West Palearctic Salamandridae based on 1208 bp of mtDNA sequences
(300 bp of cytb, 346 bp of 12S rRNA and 562 bp of 16S rRNA) indicates the European brook …

Amphibians have a complex reproductive behaviour, which shows the highest diversity
among tetrapodes. The family Salamandridae, distributed across the entire Holarctic, is one …

A review is given on several sensory systems that enable troglophile and troglobian urodele
species to orient non-visually in their extreme hypogean habitat. A new sense was …

Chemical communication is an important aspect of courtship and reproduction in
salamanders (Urodela), where males secrete several protein pheromones from various …

On considere generalement que la communication chimique joue un role preponderant
dans le comportement social des formes souterraines, qui ne peuvent faire appel a la vision …

When colonizing a new habitat, populations must adapt their sexual behaviour to new
ecological constraints. Because caves display drastically different conditions from surface …

Résumé In 1847, Dufour proposed the nomen Salamandra tuberculata, a senior synonym of
Hemitriton asper, for the taxon currently recognized as Calotriton asper (Dugès, 1852). In …

The Pyrenean Brook Newt, Calotriton asper, is a key component of the ecosystem in
Pyrenean headwater streams. We here describe the effects of metal pollution and damming …

Société Herpétologique de France Page 1 HERP Société Herpétologique de France ISSN
2724-9468 Systématique, biologie, écologie, répartition et statut de conservation du Calotriton …