Chioglossa lusitanica Barboza du Bocage, 1864
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Chioglossa lusitanica in Natural Park of Fragas do Eume, Corunna, Galicia, España.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The gold-striped salamander or golden-striped salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is the only species of the genus Chioglossa. It is found in the north-west of Iberia (in Portugal and Spain) at an altitude of up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Gold-striped salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:39:29.227112+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chioglossa lusitanica Barboza du Bocage, 1864
- Name authority
- Barboza du Bocage, 1864
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Chioglossa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilySalamandrinae Goldfuss, 1820
- genusChioglossa Barboza du Bocage, 1864
- speciesChioglossa lusitanica Barboza du Bocage, 1864
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chioglossa lusitanica brevidigitata Ferrand de Almeida, Ferrand de Almeida, Gonçalves, Sequeira, Teixeira & Ferrand de Almeida, 2001 Ferrand de Almeida, Ferrand de Almeida, Gonçalves, Sequeira, Teixeira & Ferrand de Almeida, 2001 | synonym |
| Chioglossa lusitanica lusitanica Barboza du Bocage, 1864 Barboza du Bocage, 1864 | synonym |
| Chioglossa lusitanica longipes Arntzen, Groenenberg, Alexandrino, Ferrand de Almeida & Sequeira, 2007 Arntzen, Groenenberg, Alexandrino, Ferrand de Almeida & Sequeira, 2007 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668361 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y477. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.