Salamandridae

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Salamandrina terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Salamandrina terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Salamandrina terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Salamandrina terdigitata, the spectacled salamander, is a terrestrial Italian salamander species in the family Salamandridae.

Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)

Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)

Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)

The northern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata) is a Salamandridae species found only in Italy, split from a southern congener.

Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Salamandra salamandra, the fire salamander, is a toxic, Vulnerable salamander species native to Europe.

Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883

Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883

Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883

The North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira) is a Salamandridae salamander endemic to northwestern Africa, threatened by habitat loss.

Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838

Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838

Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838

Salamandra corsica, the Corsican fire salamander, is a black-and-yellow salamander endemic to Corsica with variable reproductive strategies.

Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini, 1988

Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini, 1988

Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini, 1988

Salamandra lanzai is a black salamander found in the Alps of France and Italy, that gives birth to fully formed live young after long gestation.

Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768

Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768

Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768

Salamandra atra, the alpine salamander, is a fully terrestrial viviparous salamander native to mountainous regions of Europe and Algeria.

Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885

Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885

Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885

Salamandra infraimmaculata, the Near Eastern fire salamander, is a spotted black salamander found across parts of the Near East.

Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864

Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864

Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864

Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864, the gold-striped salamander, is a nocturnal amphibian native to the Iberian Peninsula.

Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)

Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)

Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)

Triturus dobrogicus, the Danube crested newt, is the smallest crested newt native to central and eastern Europe.

Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)

Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)

Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)

This is a full description of the marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus), covering its appearance, habitat, life cycle and navigation.

Triturus carnifex (Laurenti, 1768)

Triturus carnifex (Laurenti, 1768)

Triturus carnifex (Laurenti, 1768)

The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) is a poikilothermic newt species native to parts of Italy and the Balkans.

Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)

Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)

Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)

Triturus cristatus, the northern crested newt, is a large widespread newt species native to Eurasia.

Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)

Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)

Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)

Triturus pygmaeus, the southern marbled newt, is a small newt found only in southern Portugal and southwestern Spain.

Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870)

Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870)

Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870)

Triturus karelinii, the southern crested newt, is a newt species found in parts of West Asia, occupying a range of mountain habitats.

Tylototriton uyenoi Nishikawa, Khonsue, Pomchote & Matsui, 2013

Tylototriton uyenoi Nishikawa, Khonsue, Pomchote & Matsui, 2013

Tylototriton uyenoi Nishikawa, Khonsue, Pomchote & Matsui, 2013

Tylototriton uyenoi is a small newt endemic to northern Thailand, a generalist predator breeding from May to July.

Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)

Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)

Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)

Paramesotriton hongkongensis is a newt species with unique ventral orange patch patterns and documented defensive and breeding behaviours.

Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952

Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952

Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952

Neurergus kaiseri, the Luristan newt, is a vulnerable salamander endemic to the southern Zagros Mountains, Iran.

Cynops ensicauda (Hallowell, 1861)

Cynops ensicauda (Hallowell, 1861)

Cynops ensicauda (Hallowell, 1861)

The sword-tailed newt (Cynops ensicauda) is a threatened poisonous salamander species endemic to Japan's Ryukyu Archipelago.

Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)

Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)

Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)

Cynops pyrrhogaster, the Japanese fire-bellied newt, is a newt species endemic to Japan with distinct color and sexual traits.

Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838)

Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838)

Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838)

Euproctus montanus, the Corsican brook salamander, is a small endemic salamander found only on the island of Corsica.

Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)

Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)

Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)

Notophthalmus meridionalis, the black-spotted newt, is the largest extant Notophthalmus, living in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)

Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)

Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)

Notophthalmus viridescens, the eastern newt, is a common toxic newt of eastern North America with a distinct land-dwelling juvenile red eft stage.

Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)

Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)

Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)

Notophthalmus perstriatus, the striped newt, is a salamander native to the southeastern US with varied color forms and life stages.

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