Salamandridae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
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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Genus Calotriton (2 species)
Calotriton arnoldi species account photos no range maps no sounds Calotriton asper species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Chioglossa (1 species)
Chioglossa lusitanica species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Cynops (7 species)
Cynops chenggongensis species account no photos range maps no sounds Cynops cyanurus species account photos range maps no sounds Cynops ensicauda species account photos no range maps no sounds Cynops orientalis species account photos range maps no sounds Cynops orphicus species account photos no range maps no sounds Cynops pyrrhogaster species account photos no range maps no sounds Cynops wolterstorffi species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Echinotriton (2 species)
Echinotriton andersoni species account photos range maps no sounds Echinotriton chinhaiensis species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Euproctus (2 species)
Euproctus montanus species account photos range maps no sounds Euproctus platycephalus species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Lissotriton (5 species)
Lissotriton boscai species account photos range maps no sounds Lissotriton helveticus species account photos range maps no sounds Lissotriton italicus species account photos range maps no sounds Lissotriton montandoni species account photos range maps no sounds Lissotriton vulgaris species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Lyciasalamandra (7 species)
Lyciasalamandra antalyana species account photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra atifi species account photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra billae species account photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra fazilae species account photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra flavimembris species account no photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra helverseni species account no photos no range maps no sounds Lyciasalamandra luschani species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Mertensiella (1 species)
Mertensiella caucasica species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Mesotriton (1 species)
Mesotriton alpestris species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Neurergus (4 species)
Neurergus crocatus species account photos no range maps no sounds Neurergus kaiseri species account photos no range maps no sounds Neurergus microspilotus species account photos no range maps no sounds Neurergus strauchii species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Notophthalmus (3 species)
Notophthalmus meridionalis species account no photos range maps no sounds Notophthalmus perstriatus species account photos range maps no sounds Notophthalmus viridescens species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Ommatotriton (2 species)
Ommatotriton ophryticus species account photos range maps no sounds Ommatotriton vittatus species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Pachytriton (3 species)
Pachytriton archospotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Pachytriton brevipes species account no photos range maps no sounds Pachytriton labiatus species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Paramesotriton (9 species)
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus species account photos range maps no sounds Paramesotriton chinensis species account photos range maps no sounds Paramesotriton deloustali species account photos no range maps no sounds Paramesotriton fuzhongensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Paramesotriton guangxiensis species account photos range maps no sounds Paramesotriton hongkongensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Paramesotriton laoensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Paramesotriton longliensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Paramesotriton zhijinensis species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Pleurodeles (3 species)
Pleurodeles nebulosus species account photos no range maps no sounds Pleurodeles poireti species account photos no range maps no sounds Pleurodeles waltl species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Salamandra (6 species)
Salamandra algira species account photos no range maps no sounds Salamandra atra species account photos range maps no sounds Salamandra corsica species account photos range maps no sounds Salamandra infraimmaculata species account photos no range maps no sounds Salamandra lanzai species account photos range maps no sounds Salamandra salamandra species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Salamandrina (2 species)
Salamandrina perspicillata species account photos no range maps no sounds Salamandrina terdigitata species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Taricha (4 species)
Taricha granulosa species account photos range maps no sounds Taricha rivularis species account photos range maps no sounds Taricha sierrae species account photos no range maps no sounds Taricha torosa species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Triturus (7 species)
Triturus carnifex species account photos no range maps no sounds Triturus cristatus species account photos range maps no sounds Triturus dobrogicus species account photos range maps no sounds Triturus karelinii species account photos range maps no sounds Triturus macedonicus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Triturus marmoratus species account photos range maps no sounds Triturus pygmaeus species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Tylototriton (8 species)
Tylototriton asperrimus species account photos range maps no sounds Tylototriton hainanensis species account photos range maps no sounds Tylototriton kweichowensis species account photos range maps no sounds Tylototriton shanjing species account photos no range maps no sounds Tylototriton taliangensis species account photos range maps no sounds Tylototriton verrucosus species account photos range maps no sounds Tylototriton vietnamensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Tylototriton wenxianensis species account photos range maps no sounds
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