Proteus anguinus
Description of the model:
The model is made of white and black highquality resin. It can be mounted on a black ground with tactile letters and braille.
Modelmaker: Susanne Klein
Dimensions
The model shows the animal in life-size 32 cm long
on black plastic plate 27 x 19 cm .
Price
780,00 €
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Model views Proteus anguinus
Proteus anguinus,
Cave Salamander
tactile model
close-up of the head
Proteus anguinus,
Cave Salamander
tactile model
Proteus anguinus,
Cave Salamander
tactile model
life-size tactile models on a black ground with tactile letters and braille of Proteus anguinus, Cave Salamander (left side) and
Diacyclops anguidus (right side)
Proteus anguinus,
Cave Salamander
tactile model
Profile Proteus anguinus
Habitat
The olm lives in well-oxygenated underground waters with a typical, very stable temperature of 8–11 °C , infrequently as warm as 14 °C .
Sources
The Olm or Proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an amphibian, native to the underground waters of the Dinaric karst that flow through the Soča river basin near Trieste in Italy, through to southern Slovenia, southwestern Croatia, and Herzegovina. It is the only species in the genus Proteus, the only European species of the family Proteidae, and the only European cave-dwelling chordate. It is also called the human fish or humanfish, because of its human-like skin (translated literally from Slovenian: Človeška ribica and Croatian: Čovječja ribica)
Reference for the text:
1) Nicola Bressi: Underground and unknown: updated distribution, ecological notes and conservation guidelines on the Olm Proteus anguinus anguinus in Italy (Amphibia, Proteidae). In: Italian Journal of Zoology. 71, Supplement 1, 2004, S. 55–59.
2) Boris Sket: Distribution of Proteus (Amphibia: Urodela: Proteidae) and its Possible Explanation. In: Journal of Biogeography. Vol. 24, No. 3, 1997, S. 263–280. (Zugriff über JSTOR)