Salamandra
Appearance
Salamandra Temporal range: [1]
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Salamandra atra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Subfamily: | Salamandrinae |
Genus: | Salamandra Laurenti, 1768 |
Species | |
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Salamandra is a genus of six species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia.
List of species
Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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North African fire salamander | Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883 | Algeria and Morocco | |
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alpine salamander | Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768 | central, eastern and Dinaric Alps |
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Corsican fire salamander | Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838 | Corsica |
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Near Eastern fire salamander | Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885 | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey |
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Lanza's alpine salamander | Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988 | France and Italy. |
fire salamander | Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) | southern and central Europe |
References
External links
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- Salamandra at Fauna Europaea
- "Salamandra Laurenti, 1768". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salamandra at Animal Diversity Web
- Salamandra at the National Center for Biotechnology Information