True Salamander
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Chioglossa |
The family Salamandridae consists of true salamanders and newts. The species are spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America.
This group includes:
- Genus Chioglossa
- Gold-Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)
- Genus Cynops (Fire Belly Newts)
- Chenggong Fire Belly Newt (Cynops chenggongensis )
- Blue-Tailed Fire Belly Newt (Cynops cyanurus)
- Japanese Sword-Tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)
- Chinese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops orientalis)
- Cynops orphicus
- Japanese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- Wolterstorff's Newt (Cynops wolterstorffi)
- Genus Echinotriton (Crocodile Salamanders)
- Anderson's Salamander (Echinotriton andersoni)
- Chinhai Salamander (Echinotriton chinhaiensis)
- Genus Euproctus (Brook Salamanders)
- Pyrenean Brook Salamander (Euproctus asper)
- Corsican Brook Salamander (Euproctus montanus)
- Sardinian Brook Salamander (Euproctus platycephalus)
- Genus Mertensiella
- Caucasian Salamander (Mertensiella caucasica)
- Lycian Salamander (Mertensiella luschani)
- Genus Neurergus (Spotted Newts)
- Yellow-Spotted Newt (Neurergus crocatus)
- Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
- Neurergus microspilotus
- Strauch's Spotted Newt (Neurergus strauchii)
- Genus Notophthalmus (Eastern Newts)
- Black-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
- Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
- Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
- Genus Pachytriton (Paddle-Tail Newts)
- Paddle-Tail Newt (Pachytriton brevipes)
- Spotted Paddle-Tail Newt (Pachytriton labiatus)
- probably 3 more species not yet described completely
- Genus Paramesotriton (Warty Newts)
- Spot-Tailed Warty Newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
- Chinese Warty Newt (Paramesotriton chinensis)
- Tam Dao Warty Newt (Paramesotriton deloustali)
- Fuzhong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis)
- Guangxi Warty Newt (Paramesotriton guanxiensis)
- Hong Kong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
- Laos Warty Newt (Paramesotriton laoensis)
- Genus Pleurodeles (Ribbed Newts)
- Algerian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles poireti)
- Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
- Genus Salamandra (Fire Salamanders)
- Algerian Fire Salamander (Salamandra algira)
- Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra)
- Corsican Fire Salamander (Salamandra corsica)
- Near Eastern Fire Salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata)
- Lanza's Fire Salamander (Salamandra lanzai)
- Lycian Salamander (Salamandra luschani)
- Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
- Genus Salamandrina
- Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata)
- Genus Taricha (Western Newts / Pacific Newts)
- Rough-Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
- Red-Bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)
- California Newt (Taricha torosa)
- Genus Triturus (European Newts)
- Alpine Newt (Triturus alpestris)
- Bosca's Newt (Triturus boscai)
- Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex)
- Northern Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
- Danube Crested Newt (Triturus dobrogicus)
- Palmate Newt (Triturus helveticus)
- Italian Newt (Triturus italicus)
- Southern Crested Newt (Triturus karelinii)
- Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus)
- Carpathian Newt (Triturus montandoni)
- Pygmy Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus)
- Banded Newt (Triturus vittatus)
- Smooth Newt (Triturus vulgaris)
- Genus Tylototriton (Crocodile Newts)
- Black Knobby Newt (Tylototriton asperrimus)
- Hainan Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton hainanensis)
- Kweichow Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton kweichowensis)
- Mandarin Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
- Taliang Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton taliangensis)
- Himalayan Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton verrucosus)
- Wenxian Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton wenxianensis)
References
- Living Under World (http://www.livingunderworld.org/caudata/database/salamandridae/)da:Salamandridae
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