Proteus anguinus
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Amphibia • Ordo: Urodela • Familia: Proteidae • Genus: Proteus • Species: Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
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A pair of olms in Postojnska jama, Slovenia.
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Distribution range
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Olm (Proteus anguinus) in its natural habitat.
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Olm (Proteus anguinus) in its natural habitat.
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Olm (Proteus anguinus) - closeup of the head.
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Olm (Proteus anguinus) - closeup of the head.
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The head of the black Olm subspecies (Proteus anguinus parkelj)
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A coin depicting the olm of the ex Slovenian national currency.
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Sketch of the animal in Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena (1768) by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti where it was first described.
