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Italian newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Italian newt

Lissotriton italicus (Peracca, 1898)

The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus) is a salamander found only in Italy, thr…

Carpathian Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Carpathian Newt

Lissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)

This is a description and range/habitat overview of the Carpathian newt Lissotri…

Greek Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Greek Newt

Lissotriton graecus (Wolterstorff, 1906)

Lissotriton graecus is a newt distinguished from other smooth newt complex speci…

Caucasian Smooth Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Caucasian Smooth Newt

Lissotriton lantzi (Wolterstorff, 1914)

Lissotriton lantzi, the Caucasian smooth newt, is a newt species from the Caucas…

Portuguese Smooth Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Portuguese Smooth Newt

Lissotriton maltzani (Boettger, 1879)

Lissotriton maltzani is a small newt species with granular out-of-water skin, th…

Smooth Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Smooth Newt

Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lissotriton vulgaris, the smooth newt, is a widespread Eurasian newt species wit…

Turkish Smooth Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Turkish Smooth Newt

Lissotriton schmidtleri (Raxworthy, 1988)

Schmidtler's smooth newt (Lissotriton schmidtleri) is a small newt species nativ…

Alpine Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Alpine Newt

Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)

Ichthyosaura alpestris, the alpine newt, is a medium-sized newt native to contin…

Oriental Fire-bellied Newt
Animalia Salamandridae

Oriental Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops orientalis (David, 1873)

Cynops orientalis, the Chinese fire belly newt, is a small newt endemic to East-…

Lesser Siren
Animalia Sirenidae

Lesser Siren

Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826

Siren intermedia, the lesser siren, is a neotenic aquatic salamander found in US…

Greater Siren
Animalia Sirenidae

Greater Siren

Siren lacertina Österdam, 1766

Siren lacertina, the greater siren, is a large paedomorphic aquatic salamander n…

Koh Tao Caecilian
Animalia Ichthyophiidae

Koh Tao Caecilian

Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor, 1960

Ichthyophis kohtaoensis, the Koh Tao Island caecilian, is an Ichthyophiidae amph…

Varagua Caecilian
Animalia Dermophiidae

Varagua Caecilian

Gymnopis multiplicata Peters, 1874

Gymnopis multiplicata is a Dermophiidae caecilian found across Central America, …

Mexican Caecilian
Animalia Dermophiidae

Mexican Caecilian

Dermophis mexicanus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Dermophis mexicanus, the Mexican burrowing caecilian, is a worm-like, limbless f…

Ringed Caecilian
Animalia Siphonopidae

Ringed Caecilian

Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1822)

Siphonops annulatus, the ringed caecilian, is a neotropical amphibian known for …

Boettger's Caecilian
Animalia Siphonopidae

Boettger's Caecilian

Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892

Boettger's caecilian (Siphonops paulensis) is a common subterranean caecilian fo…

Siamese Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Siamese Crocodile

Crocodylus siamensis Schneider, 1801

Crocodylus siamensis, the Siamese crocodile, is a medium-sized freshwater crocod…

Cuban Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Cuban Crocodile

Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier, 1807)

Crocodylus rhombifer, the Cuban crocodile, is a small to mid-sized endangered cr…

Mugger Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Mugger Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris (Lesson, 1831)

Crocodylus palustris, the mugger crocodile, is a medium-sized crocodilian native…

Saltwater Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801

This is the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, covering its description, r…

Morelet's Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron, 1851)

Morelet's crocodile is a small-to-medium crocodile native to Gulf of Mexico and …

Freshwater Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873

Crocodylus johnsoni (freshwater crocodile) is a small shy Australian crocodilian…

Orinoco Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

Orinoco Crocodile

Crocodylus intermedius (Graves, 1819)

This is a description of the Orinoco crocodile, covering its traits, distributio…

American Crocodile
Animalia Crocodylidae

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807)

This is a detailed description of the American crocodile, covering its character…