Actual salamanders
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Fire salamander ( Salamandra salamandra ) |
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| Laurenti , 1768 |
The authentics Salamander ( Salamandra ) are a genus of Caudates (caudata or Urodela) from the family of the Real Salamander developed (Salamandridae) with higher, in some cases even viviparous species that predominantly terrestrial life. Depending on the systematic overview, six to ten species are currently differentiated within this genus, which occur in Europe and the neighboring regions of North Africa and the Near East .
species
- North African Fire Salamander - Salamandra algira Bedriaga , 1883
- Alpine salamander - Salamandra atra Laurenti , 1768
- Corsican fire salamander - Salamandra corsica Savi , 1838
- Asian fire salamander - Salamandra infraimmaculata ( Martens , 1885)
- Lanza's Alpine Salamander - Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini , 1988
- Fire salamander - Salamandra salamandra ( Linnaeus , 1758)
For the following taxa it is controversial whether they are to be treated as species or (further) as subspecies:
- Salamandra almanzoris Müller & Hellmich , 1935
- Aurora Alpine Salamander - Salamandra aurorae Trevisan , 1982
- South Spanish fire salamander - Salamandra longirostris Joger & Steinfartz , 1994
- Salamandra tingitana Donaire-Barroso & Bogaerts , 2003
The species Salamandra luschani ( Steindachner , 1891) is now placed in the genus of the Lycian salamander ( Lyciasalamandra ).
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