Salamandra

Salamandra (Latin Salamandra) is a genus of six species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia.

Salamandra
Temporal range: Paleocene–present [1]
Salamandra atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Salamandrinae
Genus: Salamandra
Laurenti, 1768
Species

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List of species

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
North African fire salamanderSalamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and possibly Tunisia
alpine salamanderSalamandra atra Laurenti, 1768central, eastern and Dinaric Alps
Corsican fire salamanderSalamandra corsica Savi, 1838Corsica
Near Eastern fire salamanderSalamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
Lanza's alpine salamanderSalamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988France and Italy.
long-snouted salamanderSalamandra longirostris Joger and Steinfartz, 1994
fire salamanderSalamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)southern and central Europe

References

  • Salamandra at Fauna Europaea
  • "Salamandra Laurenti, 1768". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Salamandra at Animal Diversity Web
  • Salamandra at the National Center for Biotechnology Information


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