Salamandridae

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Southern Spectacled Salamander

Southern Spectacled Salamander

Salamandrina terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789)

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

Northern Spectacled Salamander

Northern Spectacled Salamander

Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)

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

Fire Salamander

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

North African Fire Salamander

North African Fire Salamander

Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883

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

Corsican Fire Salamander

Corsican Fire Salamander

Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838

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

Lanza's Alpine Salamander

Lanza's Alpine Salamander

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.

Alpine Salamander

Alpine Salamander

Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768

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

Near Eastern Fire Salamander

Near Eastern Fire Salamander

Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885

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

Gold-striped salamander

Gold-striped salamander

Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864

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

Danube Crested Newt

Danube Crested Newt

Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)

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

Marbled Newt

Marbled Newt

Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)

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

Italian Crested Newt

Italian Crested Newt

Triturus carnifex (Laurenti, 1768)

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

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)

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

Pygmy Marbled Newt

Pygmy Marbled Newt

Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)

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

Southern Crested Newt

Southern Crested Newt

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.

Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt

Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt

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.

Hong Kong Warty Newt

Hong Kong Warty Newt

Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)

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

Lorestan Newt

Lorestan Newt

Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952

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

Sword-tailed Newt

Sword-tailed Newt

Cynops ensicauda (Hallowell, 1861)

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

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)

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

Corsican brook salamander

Corsican brook salamander

Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838)

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

Black-spotted Newt

Black-spotted Newt

Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)

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

Eastern Newt

Eastern Newt

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.

Striped Newt

Striped Newt

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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