Family
Salamandridae
77 species
The list of species of Salamandridae family
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The list of species of Salamandridae family
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The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra ) is a common species of salamander found 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. Shades...
The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens ) is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, and streams or nearby wet forests. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the species unpalatable to predatory...
The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris ) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. Adults measure 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) and are usually dark grey to blue on the back and sides, with an orange...
The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt (Taricha granulosa ) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.
The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt (Lissotriton vulgaris ) is a species of newt. It is widespread in Europe and parts of Asia, and has been introduced into Australia. Individuals are brown with a spotted underside...
The California newt or orange-bellied newt (Taricha torosa ), is a species of newt endemic to California, in the Western United States. Its adult length can range from 5 to 8 in (13 to 20 cm). Its skin produces the potent toxin tetrodotoxin.
The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus ) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to 16 cm...
The Iberian ribbed newt, gallipato or Spanish ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl ) is a newt endemic to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. It is the largest European newt species and it is also known for its sharp ribs which can...
The palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus ) is a species of newt found in Western Europe, from Great Britain to the northern Iberian peninsula. It is 5–9.5 cm (2.0–3.7 in) long and olive or brown with some dark spots. The underside is yellow to...
The alpine salamander (Salamandra atra ) is a shiny black salamander found in the Alps from the Swiss-French border at the western end of its range through Austria to the Dinaric Alps at the eastern end of its range, at altitudes above 700 m...
The Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster ) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae endemic to Japan. It is commonly confused with the Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis ) due to similarities in coloring and size, and most...
The red-bellied newt (Taricha rivularis ) is a newt that is native to coastal woodlands in northern California and is terrestrial for most of its life.
The Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis ) is a small (2.2–4.0 inches (5.6–10.2 cm)) black newt, with bright-orange aposematic coloration on their ventral sides. C. orientalis is commonly seen in pet stores, where it is frequently confused...
The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus ) is a mainly terrestrial newt native to the Iberian Peninsula and France in Europe. Despite ongoing threats to their habitat from agricultural intensification, the species is considered to be locally abundant...
Neurergus kaiseri, the Luristan newt, Kaiser's mountain newt, Kaiser's spotted newt or emperor spotted newt (not to be confused with Tylototriton shanjing ), is a species of very colourful salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to the...
Tylototriton verrucosus is a species of newt found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Common names include: Himalayan newt, crocodile newt, crocodile salamander, Himalayan salamander, red knobby newt.
The Danube crested newt or Danube newt (Triturus dobrogicus ) is a species of newt found in central and eastern Europe, along the basin of the Danube river and some of its tributaries and in the Dnieper delta. It has a smaller and more slender body...
The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex ) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae.
Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to China.
The near Eastern fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata ), in Arabic arouss al-ayn, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Its natural habitats are subtropical dry...
The Sierra newt, with scientific name Taricha sierrae, is a newt found west of the Sierra Nevada, from Shasta county to Tulare County, in California, Western North America.Its adult length can range from 5 to 8 in (13 to 20 cm). Its skin produces a...
Paramesotriton labiatus is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to Guangxi, China. In literature prior to 2011, this species may have been confused with Paramesotriton chinensis, Pachytriton granulosus, or Paramesotriton...
Anderson's crocodile newt, Anderson's newt, Ryukyu spiny newt, or Japanese warty newt (Echinotriton andersoni ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and, at least formerly, Mount Guanyin in...
The spectacled salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae.This species is found only in the southern Apennine Range in Italy in humid valleys and shady, overgrown hillsides at altitudes between 200...
The striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus ) is a species of aquatic salamander native to the southeastern United States. It is a close relative of the eastern newt, with which it shares territory, and can be distinguished from the latter by the...
Notophthalmus meridionalis, the black-spotted newt or Texas newt, is a species of aquatic newt native to northeastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States. This amphibian was put on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species in 2008 with...
The sword-tail newt (Cynops ensicauda ) is a species of true salamander from the Ryukyu Archipelago in Japan. It has recently been placed on Japan's Red List of Threatened Amphibians. Sword-tail newts are poisonous, and may also be referred to as...
The Corsican fire salamander (Salamandra corsica ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only on the island of Corsica as an endemic species. In former times, this species was known as a subspecies of the widespread but...
The Chinese warty newt (Paramesotriton chinensis ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in China, with a range extending from Chongqing to Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces in...
The gold-striped salamander or golden-striped salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is the only species of the genus Chioglossa. It is found in the north-west of Iberia (in Portugal and Spain)...
The Carpathian newt, or Montandon’s newt, (Lissotriton montandoni ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.The total length of adults of this species is around 10 cm....
The Pyrenean brook salamander or Pyrenean newt (Catalan: tritó pirinenc; Basque: uhandre piriniarra; Spanish: tritón pirenaico), Calotriton asper, is a largely aquatic species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in the Pyrenees of...
The southern banded newt (Ommatotriton vittatus ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Armenia (Lori Province of northern Armenia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. This species has two subspecies - O. v....
The North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and possibly Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and caves. It is threatened by...
The Hong Kong warty newt or Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis, see also the synonyms) is a species of salamander found in Hong Kong. Once thought to be endemic to the territory, the species has also been found in the coastal parts of...
Lanza's alpine salamander or the large alpine salamander (Salamandra lanzai ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae, found in France and Italy. Its natural habitats are forests, grasslands, and pasturelands, all of which are...
The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Italy. The species can be found in temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater lakes,...
The Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica ) is a species of stream-dwelling salamander in the family Salamandridae. This is a salamander of medium size, with a thin, elongated body. It is a relict species, endemic to the south-western...
The red-tailed knobby newt or Kweichow (crocodile) newt (Tylototriton kweichowensis ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in western Guizhou ("Kweichow" being an old spelling of Guizhou) and north-eastern Yunnan,...
Neurergus crocatus, the yellow-spotted newt, Azerbaijan newt, Azerbaijan mountain newt, mountain newt, or Lake Urmia newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It occurs in the mountains west of Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran,...
Neurergus microspilotus, the Kurdistan newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in areas of, Kurdistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers.
Ommatotriton ophryticus, the northern banded newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. It is found in northeastern Turkey and western Caucasus in Georgia, Armenia, and southern Russia.
