The karyotypes of the Corsican and Sardinian mountain salamanders, Euproctus montanus and E. platycephalus (Urodela: Salamandridae).
The chromosomes of Euproctus montanus and E. platycephalus were studied by means of the C-banding method and the AS-SAT technique which are useful for identifying the single pairs of the complement and for recognizing nucleolar organizer regions. According to the morpho-structural characteristics shown by the specific karyotypes, it has been possible to draw some cytotaxonomic deductions concerning the karyological evolution within the insular group.
D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008938:Mitosis; D013093:Spermatogonia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014562:Caudata / Q000235:genetics*