Salamandrella
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Drawing of Salamandrella keyserlingii |
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Salamandrella is a common Eurasian genus of the angular newts (Hynobiidae), which consists of only two species.
features
It is a lung-breathing tail amphibian with smooth skin, well-developed rib furrows and ear gland bulges and a laterally flattened tail. The extremities each have 4 toes; sometimes 2 to 5 toes appear as a deviation. There are no claws. The teeth of the palate are lined up at a V-shaped angle. The larvae of the genus live in still waters and hibernate there before they metamorphose .
Occurrence
The distribution area extends from the eastern European part of Russia (approximately 45 ° east longitude) to Kamchatka in the far east. In the south, it extends to northern Mongolia and northeastern China. It also includes the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin .
Systematics
The genus consists of two types:
- Salamandrella keyserlingii Dybowski, 1870 - Siberian angle-tooth newt
- Salamandrella tridactyla (Nikolskii, 1906)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sergius L. Kuzmin: The amphibians of Russia and neighboring areas. In: Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei Vol. 627. Westarp Sciences, Magdeburg 1995, ISBN 3-89432-457-0
- ↑ a b Frost, Darrel R. 2011. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.5 (January 31, 2011). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/ American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
