Salamandra

Fire Salamander ( Salamandra salamandra )

The authentics Salamander ( Salamandra ) are developed a genus of Caudata ( Urodela or Caudata ) with higher, sometimes even viviparous species that live primarily terrestrial. Depending on systematic overview six to ten species are currently distinguished within this genus that occur in Europe and the neighboring regions of North Africa and the Middle East.

Species

  • Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883 - North African fire salamander
  • Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768 - Alpine salamander
  • Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838 - Corsican Fire Salamander
  • Salamandra infraimmaculata ( Martens, 1885) - Small Asian salamander
  • Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini, 1988 - Lanza's Alpine Salamander
  • Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Fire Salamander

For the following taxa is controversial whether these types or ( continue to) be treated as subspecies as:

  • Salamandra almanzoris Müller & Hellmich, 1935
  • Salamandra aurorae Trevisan, 1982 - Aurora Alpine salamander
  • Salamandra longirostris Joger & Steinfartz, 1994 - southern Spanish Fire Salamander
  • Salamandra tingitana Donaire - Barroso & Bogaerts, 2003

At Salamandra luschani see now Lycian Salamander ( Lyciasalamandra ).

Lissamphibia Salamandroidea Salamandridae Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti Near Eastern fire salamander Lanza's alpine salamander
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