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