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olm

Proteus anguineus

Habitat:

Blind and colorless cave dweller.

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4 Comments

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 9 years ago

Thanks Ashley. As for the info, I added a link to Wiki, but apparently it has disappeared for some reason. So here it is again:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olm

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

This is an awesome critter, Emilie! I wish you would share more info with us, it is after all the only salamander like this in all of Europe!

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 9 years ago

Thanks, Marta.

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Wow! Interesting species!

EmilieChich
Spotted by
EmilieChich

Slovenia

Spotted on Aug 25, 2009
Submitted on Sep 5, 2014

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