Proteus parkelj
Sket and Arntzen 1994
| ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|
| Urodela | Proteidae |
Synonyms
Proteus anguinus parkelj Sket and Arntzen 1994
Proteus parkelj, the black Olm, was originally considered as a subspecies of Proteus anguinus. It has now been conclusively shown that it is one of nine independant lineages within the genus Proteus (Recknagel et al. 2023)
Common names include: Black Olm, Black Proteus and Black mocheril (Aljancic et al. 1993:28-30)
Country
Dinaric KarstConservation Status
Key References
In order to save time and resources all bibliographic details for Proteus species are provided under the species account for Proteus anguinus. These references are entirely relevant to all nine known species but nothing is gained by repeating them all nine times
| Aljancic, G., Aljancic. M. and Trontelj, P. | Journal Article | 2017 | Second International meeting SOS Proteus. Conservation of the black Proteus and its habitat - 30 years after its discovery |
| IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | Book | 2024 | Amphibian conservation action plan: A status review and roadmap for global amphibian conservation |