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Salamandridae is a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of salamander
Salamander

Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by slender bodies, short noses, and long tails....
s consisting of true salamanders and newt
Newt

A newt is a salamander that lives in the water as an adult. Newts occur in the Pleurodelinae subfamily , found in North America, Europe and Asia....
s. There are currently 74 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 (with more expected) spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, the northern tip of Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
 and North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body, and usually have rough skin.

Salamandrids generally have patterns of bright and contrasting colours, although there are a few exceptions.






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Salamandridae is a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of salamander
Salamander

Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by slender bodies, short noses, and long tails....
s consisting of true salamanders and newt
Newt

A newt is a salamander that lives in the water as an adult. Newts occur in the Pleurodelinae subfamily , found in North America, Europe and Asia....
s. There are currently 74 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 (with more expected) spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, the northern tip of Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
 and North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body, and usually have rough skin.

Salamandrids generally have patterns of bright and contrasting colours, although there are a few exceptions. They have four well-developed limbs, with four toes on the forelimbs, and (in most cases) five toes on the hindlimbs. They vary from to in length.

The Alpine salamander
Alpine Salamander

The Alpine Salamander is a shiny black salamander. It is found in the Central Alps and Eastern Alps, at altitudes above 700 meters. Adult Alpine Salamanders are approximately 9 to 14 cm in length....
 and Lanza's fire salamander give birth to live young, without a tadpole
Tadpole

A tadpole or polliwog is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian....
 stage, but the other species lay their eggs in water. Some newts are neotenic, being able to reproduce before they are fully metamorphosed.

Taxonomy

The genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Chioglossa, Lyciasalamandra, Mertensiella and Salamandra are grouped in the subfamily Salamandrinae, the rest in Pleurodelinae. Those with a more thoroughly aquatic lifestyle are referred to as "newts", but this is not an formal taxonomic description.

Family SALAMANDRIDAE
  • Subfamily Pleurodelinae
    • Genus Calotriton (Spanish Brook Newts) - 2 species
      • Montseny Brook Newt (Calotriton arnoldii)
      • Pyrenean Brook Newt
        Pyrenean Brook Salamander

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         (Calotriton asper)
    • Genus Cynops (Fire Belly Newts) - 7 species
      • Chenggong Fire Belly Newt
        Chenggong Fire Belly Newt

        Chenggong Fire Belly Newt is a species of newts of China.The Genus Cynops is due for a split. the China species wil be one genus and the Japanese species another....
         (Cynops chenggongensis )
      • Chuxiong Fire-Bellied Newt
        Chuxiong Fire-Bellied Newt

        The Chuxiong Fire-bellied Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and irrigated land....
         (Cynops cyanurus)
      • Japanese Sword-Tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)
      • Chinese Fire Belly Newt
        Chinese Fire Belly Newt

        The Chinese Fire Belly Newt is a small black newt, with bright orange aposematic coloration on the ventral side. Cynops orientalis is commonly seen in pet stores, where it is frequently confused with the Japanese Fire Belly Newt due to similarities in size and coloration....
         (Cynops orientalis)
      • Dayang Fire Belly newt
        Dayang Newt

        The Dayang Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds....
         (Cynops orphicus)
      • Japanese Fire Belly Newt
        Japanese Fire Belly Newt

        The Japanese Fire Belly Newt is a common Asian newt. It is commonly confused with the Chinese Fire Belly Newt due to similarities in coloring and size, and most newts sold as Japanese Fire Bellys are likely to be the more commonly collected Chinese Fire Belly instead....
         (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
      • Yunnan Lake Newt
        Yunnan Lake Newt

        The Yunnan Lake Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It was only found near the Dianchi Lake in Yunnan, China. It was found in shallow lake waters and adjacent freshwater habitats....
         (Cynops wolterstorffi)
    • Genus Echinotriton
      Echinotriton

      Echinotriton is a genus of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It contains the following species:* Anderson's Crocodile Newt * Chinhai Spiny Newt ...
       (Crocodile Newts) -2 species
      • Anderson's Crocodile Newt
        Anderson's Crocodile Newt

        The Anderson's Crocodile Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Japan and Taiwan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and freshwater marshes....
         (Echinotriton andersoni)
      • Chinhai Spiny Newt
        Chinhai Spiny Newt

        The Chinhai Spiny Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater marshes, and ponds....
         (Echinotriton chinhaiensis)
    • Genus Euproctus
      Euproctus

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       (Brook Salamanders) -3 species
      • Pyrenean Brook Salamander
        Pyrenean Brook Salamander

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         (Euproctus asper)
      • Corsican Brook Salamander
        Corsican Brook Salamander

        The Corsican Brook Salamander or Corsican Mountain Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in France....
         (Euproctus montanus)
      • Sardinian Brook Salamander
        Sardinian Brook Salamander

        The Sardinian Brook Salamander or Sardinian Mountain Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Sardinia, Italy....
         (Euproctus platycephalus)
    • Genus Lissotriton (Small bodied Newts) - 5 species
      • Bosca's Newt
        Bosca's Newt

        The Bosca's newt, Iberian newt, or Trit?n Ib?rico is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain....
         (Lissotriton boscai)
      • Palmate Newt
        Palmate Newt

        The Palmate Newt is a species of newt found in most of Western Europe, including Great Britain. It is protected by law in all countries where it occurs, and is thought to be extremely rare to endangered in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and vulnerable in Germany, but common elsewhere....
         (Lissotriton helveticus)
      • Italian Newt
        Italian Newt

        The Italian Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in Italy. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, rural garde...
         (Lissotriton italicus)
      • Carpathian Newt
        Carpathian Newt

        The Carpathian Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine....
         (Lissotriton montandoni)
      • Smooth Newt
        Smooth Newt

        The Smooth Newt, also known as the Common Newt Triturus vulgaris, or Lissotriton vulgaris is the most common newt species of the Triturus genus of amphibians....
         (Lissotriton vulgaris)
    • Genus Mesotriton (Alpine Newts) - 1 species
      • Alpine Newt
        Alpine Newt

        The Alpine Newt is a newt of the order Salamander in the class of Amphibians....
         (Mesotriton alpestris)
    • Genus Neurergus
      Neurergus

      Neurergus is a genus of salamander, more specifically newt, in the Salamandridae family. They are found in the Middle East , and are bred in captivity for their bright colors....
       (Spotted Newts) - 4 species
      • Yellow-Spotted Newt
        Neurergus crocatus

        Neurergus crocatus is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers....
         (Neurergus crocatus)
      • Kaiser's Spotted Newt
        Neurergus kaiseri

        Kaiser's Spotted Newt , also known as the Luristan Newt or Emperor Spotted Newt , is a species of very colourful salamander in the Salamandridae family....
         (Neurergus kaiseri)
      • Kurdistan Spotted Newt
        Neurergus microspilotus

        The Kurdistan Spotted Newt, Neurergus microspilotus, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in areas of Iran, possibly Iraq, and possibly Turkey....
         (Neurergus microspilotus)
      • Strauch's Spotted Newt
        Neurergus strauchii

        Neurergus strauchii or Strauch's Spotted Newt is a species of salamander, more specifically a newt, in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Turkey....
         (Neurergus strauchii)
    • Genus Notophthalmus
      Notophthalmus

      Notophthalmus is a genus of newts known commonly as North American newts. There are three species....
       (Eastern Newts) - 3 species
      • Black-Spotted Newt
        Notophthalmus meridionalis

        The Black-spotted Newt , or Texas Newt, is a species of aquatic newt native predominantly to Mexico: the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, San Luis Potos? and barely extending into northeastern Hidalgo and Puebla....
         (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
      • Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
      • Eastern Newt
        Eastern Newt

        The eastern newt is a common salamander of eastern North America. Eastern newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds. They may coexist in an aquatic environment with fish, because their skin secretes a poisonous substance when the newt is threatened or injured....
         (Notophthalmus viridescens)
    • Genus Ommatotriton (Banded Newts) - 2 species
      • Northern Banded Newt (Ommatotriton ophryticus)
      • Southern Banded Newt
        Banded Newt

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         (Ommatotriton vittatus)
    • Genus Pachytriton (Paddle-Tail Newts) - 2 species (with 4 more to be evaluated)
      • Spotted Paddle-Tail Newt
        Spotted Paddle-Tail Newt

        The Spotted Paddle-tail Newt is an amphibian native to southeastern China and was named in 1876. A member of the family Salamandridae, it is closely related to the spotless paddle-tail newt ....
         (Pachytriton brevipes)
      • Paddle-Tail Newt
        Paddle-Tail Newt

        The Paddletail Newt is a species of newt, sometimes sold as a household pet. They are primarily found in China, and are characterized by a flat body and a long, paddle-like tail....
         (Pachytriton labiatus)
      • probably 4 more species not yet described completely. Known as Pachytriton A,B,C & D.
    • Genus Paramesotriton
      Paramesotriton

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       (Warty Newts) -7 species
      • Spot-Tailed Warty Newt
        Spot-Tailed Warty Newt

        The Spot-Tailed Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
         (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
      • Chinese Warty Newt
        Chinese Warty Newt

        The Chinese Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes....
         (Paramesotriton chinensis)
      • Tam Dao Warty Newt
        Tam Dao Salamander

        The Tam Dao Salamander or Vietnamese Salamander is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
         (Paramesotriton deloustali)
      • Wanggao Warty Newt
        Wanggao Warty Newt

        The Wanggao Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and rivers....
         (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis)
      • Guangxi Warty Newt
        Guangxi Warty Newt

        The Guangxi Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
         (Paramesotriton guanxiensis)
      • Hong Kong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
      • Laos Warty Newt
        Paramesotriton laoensis

        Paramesotriton laoensis is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Laos.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers....
         (Paramesotriton laoensis)
    • Genus Pleurodeles
      Pleurodeles

      The Ribbed Newts is a group of three newt species:*Algerian Ribbed Newt *Edough Ribbed Newt *Iberian Ribbed Newt The Iberian Ribbed Newt is the most common of the species, and the most frequently used as a model organism by scientists....
       (Ribbed Newts) - 3 species
      • Algerian Ribbed Newt
        Algerian Ribbed Newt

        The Algerian Ribbed Newt or Triton D'Algerie is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Algeria and Tunisia....
        (Pleurodeles nebulosus)
      • Edough Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles poireti)
      • Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
    • Genus Salamandrina
      Spectacled Salamander

      The Spectacled Salamander is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Italy.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes....
       (Spectacled Salamanders) -2 species
      • Southern Spectacled Salamander
        Spectacled Salamander

        The Spectacled Salamander is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Italy.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes....
         (        Salamandrina terdigitata)
      • Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
    • Genus Taricha
      Taricha

      The genus Taricha consists of three species and four subspecies of Western Newts . All newts are part of the family Salamandridae. The three species within this genus are the California Newt, the Rough-Skinned Newt, and the Red Bellied Newt, all of which are found on the west coast of the USA....
       (Western Newts / Pacific Newts) - 3 species
      • Rough-Skinned Newt
        Rough-skinned Newt

        The rough-skinned newt is a North American newt known for its strong poison. They are available in some places as pets, sometimes with names "Oregon newt" or "orange-bellied newt." However the "Oregon newt" is more than likely a newt from California that looks similar....
         (        Taricha granulosa)
      • Red-Bellied Newt
        Red-bellied Newt

        The Red-bellied newt is a newt, native to coastal woodlands in northern California, which is terrestrial for most of its life....
         (        Taricha rivularis)
      • California Newt
        California Newt

        The California newt is a newt. It is also referred to as the Oregon newt or orange bellied newt. They can grow to be in length, which is larger than most salamanders....
         (        Taricha torosa)
    • Genus Triturus
      Triturus

      Triturus is a genus of newt, commonly known as the crested or marbled newts, depending on the species. They are found across most of Europe, parts of Russia and the Middle East....
       (Crested Newts) -7species
      • Italian Crested Newt
        Italian Crested Newt

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         (        Triturus carnifex)
      • Northern Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
      • Danube Crested Newt
        Danube Crested Newt

        The Danube Crested Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Republic of, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine, and possibly Slovenia....
         (        Triturus dobrogicus)
      • Southern Crested Newt
        Southern Crested Newt

        The Southern Crested Newt is a terrestrial European newt. It is similar to the Great Crested Newt except larger and more robust....
         (        Triturus karelinii)
      • Marbled Newt
        Marbled Newt

        The Marbled Newt is a mainly terrestrial newt native to Europe....
         (        Triturus marmoratus)
      • Pygmy Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus)
    • Genus Tylototriton
      Tylototriton

      Tylototriton is a genus of newt known as crocodile newts. There are eight known species in this genus....
       (Crocodile Newts) - 8 species
      • Black Knobby Newt
        Black Knobby Newt

        The Black Knobby Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in China and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....
         (        Tylototriton asperrimus)
      • Hainan Knobby Newt
        Hainan Knobby Newt

        The Hainan Knobby Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....
         (        Tylototriton hainanensis)
      • Red-Tailed Knobby Newt
        Red-Tailed Knobby Newt

        The Red-tailed Knobby Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds....
         (        Tylototriton kweichowensis)
      • Mandarin Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
      • Taliang Knobby Newt
        Taliang Knobby Newt

        The Taliang Knobby Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, ponds, and irrigated land....
         (        Tylototriton taliangensis)
      • Himalayan Crocodile Newt
        Tylototriton verrucosus

        The Himalayan newt Tylototriton verrucosus is a species of newt found in South Asia and Southeast Asia....
         (        Tylototriton verrucosus)
      • Vietnamese Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton vietnamensis)
      • Wenxian Knobby Newt
        Wenxian Knobby Newt

        The Wenxian Knobby Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds....
         (        Tylototriton wenxianensis)
  • Subfamily Salamandrinae
    • Genus Chioglossa
      Gold-Striped Salamander

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       - 1 species
    • Genus Lyciasalamandra
      Lyciasalamandra

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       - 7 species
      • Anatolia Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra anatlyana)
      • Atif's Lycian Salamander
        Lyciasalamandra atifi

        Lyciasalamandra atifi is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Turkey.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas....
         (        Lyciasalamandra atifi)
      • Bay Lycian Salamander
        Lyciasalamandra billae

        Lyciasalamandra billae is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Turkey.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation....
         (        Lyciasalamandra billae)
      • Fazil Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra fizilae)
      • Marmaris Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra flavimembris)
      • Karpathos Lycian Salamander
        Lyciasalamandra helverseni

        Lyciasalamandra helverseni is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Greece.Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas....
         (        Lyciasalamandra helverseni)
      • Luschan's Salamander
        Luschan's Salamander

        name = Luschan's Salamander| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Chordata| classis = Amphibia| ordo = Caudata| familia = Salamandridae...
         (        Lyciasalamandra luschani)
    • Genus Mertensiella - 1 species
      • Caucasian Salamander
        Caucasian Salamander

        The Caucasian Salamander is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found in Georgia and Turkey.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers....
         (        Mertensiella caucasica)
    • Genus Salamandra
      Salamandra

      Salamandra is a genus of seven species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia....
       (Fire Salamanders) - 6 species
      • 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)
      • Fire Salamander
        Fire Salamander

        The Fire Salamander is probably the best-known salamander species in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant....
         (        Salamandra salamandra)


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