Salamandridae
California Newt
Taricha torosa (Rathke, 1833)
Taricha torosa, the California newt, is a toxic North American amphibian with distinctive appearance and breeding behavior.
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis (Twitty, 1935)
Taricha rivularis, the red-bellied newt, is a California newt with a red belly, found in coastal northern California woodlands.
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa (Skilton, 1849)
Taricha granulosa, the rough-skinned newt, is a toxic North American newt found along the Pacific Northwest coast.
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae (Twitty, 1942)
Taricha sierrae, the Sierra newt, is a toxic amphibian native to western US mountain regions that has an evolutionary arms race with garter snakes.
Iberian Ribbed Newt
Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830
Pleurodeles waltl, the Iberian ribbed newt, is an amphibian with a unique rib-based defense system and an amphibious lifestyle.
Northeastern Paddle-tailed Newt
Pachytriton granulosus Chang, 1933
Pachytriton granulosus is a Salamandridae salamander species endemic to mountainous Zhejiang, China.
Caucasian Banded Newt
Ommatotriton ophryticus (Berthold, 1846)
Ommatotriton ophryticus is a crested newt species with specific color phases, threatened by multiple human activities and introduced predators.
Southern Banded Newt
Ommatotriton vittatus (Gray, 1835)
Ommatotriton vittatus, the southern banded newt, is a medium-sized Salamandridae salamander found in Western Asia.
Pyrenean Brook Salamander
Calotriton asper (Dugès, 1852)
Calotriton asper, the Pyrenean brook salamander, is an endemic mostly aquatic salamander native to the Pyrenees and surrounding mountains.
Palmate Newt
Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789)
Lissotriton helveticus, the palmate newt, is a small newt species native to Western Europe with distinct physical and life history traits.
Bosca's newt
Lissotriton boscai (Lataste, 1879)
Lissotriton boscai is a small newt with distinct traits, living across a range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
Italian newt
Lissotriton italicus (Peracca, 1898)
The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus) is a salamander found only in Italy, threatened by habitat loss and other factors.
Carpathian Newt
Lissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
This is a description and range/habitat overview of the Carpathian newt Lissotriton montandoni.
Greek Newt
Lissotriton graecus (Wolterstorff, 1906)
Lissotriton graecus is a newt distinguished from other smooth newt complex species by male breeding characteristics.
Caucasian Smooth Newt
Lissotriton lantzi (Wolterstorff, 1914)
Lissotriton lantzi, the Caucasian smooth newt, is a newt species from the Caucasus region split from the smooth newt complex.
Portuguese Smooth Newt
Lissotriton maltzani (Boettger, 1879)
Lissotriton maltzani is a small newt species with granular out-of-water skin, that lives across a range of mostly aquatic habitats.
Smooth Newt
Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lissotriton vulgaris, the smooth newt, is a widespread Eurasian newt species with multiple recognized subspecies.
Turkish Smooth Newt
Lissotriton schmidtleri (Raxworthy, 1988)
Schmidtler's smooth newt (Lissotriton schmidtleri) is a small newt species native to parts of southeastern Europe and northwestern Anatolia.
Alpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
Ichthyosaura alpestris, the alpine newt, is a medium-sized newt native to continental Europe with introduced populations elsewhere.
Oriental Fire-bellied Newt
Cynops orientalis (David, 1873)
Cynops orientalis, the Chinese fire belly newt, is a small newt endemic to East-Central China, common in the pet trade.
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