Salamandridae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
98 species in 21 genera
True Salamanders Small to medium sized (Salamandra and Pleurodeles reach more than 200 mm) terrestrial or aquatic salamanders. Mostly distributed throughout Europe and Asia, although the distribution of Salamandra and Pleurodeles reaches North Africa, and the genera Notophthalmus and Taricha are endemic to North America. Most species have toxic skin secretions. Many Salamandrids develop dorsal body and tail fins when they return to an aquatic stage, while rough skin is present in the adult newts. Lungs are present in juveniles and adults. Salamandrids achieve internal fertilization through the use of a spermatophore which the male induces the female to take up through a courtship dance. Some morphological characters for the group are: 1) vomerine teeth extending posteriorly on lateral edges of vomers; 2) frontal-squamosal arch present; 3) vertebrae opisthocoelous.
Lissotriton vulgaris lantzi
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Subfamily Pleurodelinae (78 species)
Genus Calotriton (2 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Calotriton arnoldi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Calotriton asper AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Cynops (8 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Cynops chenggongensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Cynops cyanurus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Cynops ensicauda AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Cynops fudingensis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Cynops orientalis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Cynops orphicus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Cynops pyrrhogaster AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Cynops wolterstorffi AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Echinotriton (2 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Echinotriton andersoni AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Echinotriton chinhaiensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Euproctus (2 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Euproctus montanus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Euproctus platycephalus AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video
Genus Ichthyosaura (1 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Ichthyosaura alpestris AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Laotriton (1 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Laotriton laoensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Lissotriton (5 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Lissotriton boscai AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lissotriton helveticus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lissotriton italicus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lissotriton montandoni AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lissotriton vulgaris AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Neurergus (4 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Neurergus crocatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Neurergus kaiseri AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Neurergus microspilotus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Neurergus strauchii no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Notophthalmus (3 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Notophthalmus meridionalis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Notophthalmus perstriatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Notophthalmus viridescens AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Ommatotriton (2 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Ommatotriton ophryticus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ommatotriton vittatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Pachytriton (8 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Pachytriton archospotus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton brevipes AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton changi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Pachytriton feii no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton granulosus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton inexpectatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Pachytriton moi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Pachytriton xanthospilos no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Paramesotriton (11 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton chinensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton deloustali no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton fuzhongensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton guanxiensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton hongkongensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton labiatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton longliensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton maolanensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Paramesotriton yunwuensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Paramesotriton zhijinensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Pleurodeles (3 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Pleurodeles nebulosus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Pleurodeles poireti AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Pleurodeles waltl AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Taricha (4 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Taricha granulosa AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Taricha rivularis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Taricha sierrae AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Taricha torosa AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Triturus (7 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Triturus carnifex AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Triturus cristatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Triturus dobrogicus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Triturus karelinii AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Triturus macedonicus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Triturus marmoratus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Triturus pygmaeus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Tylototriton (15 species) [subfamily Pleurodelinae]
Subfamily Salamandrinae (18 species)Genus Chioglossa (1 species) [subfamily Salamandrinae]
Chioglossa lusitanica AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Lyciasalamandra (10 species) [subfamily Salamandrinae]
Lyciasalamandra antalyana no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra arikani no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra atifi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra billae no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra fazilae no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra flavimembris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra helverseni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra irfani AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra luschani AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra yehudahi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Mertensiella (1 species) [subfamily Salamandrinae]
Mertensiella caucasica AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Salamandra (6 species) [subfamily Salamandrinae]
Salamandra algira AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandra atra AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandra corsica AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandra infraimmaculata AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandra lanzai AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandra salamandra AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Salamandrininae (2 species)Genus Salamandrina (2 species) [subfamily Salamandrininae]
Salamandrina perspicillata AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Salamandrina terdigitata AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
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