Salamandridae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
86 species in 21 genera
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
Photo by Boris I. Timofeev
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Genus Calotriton (2 species)
Calotriton arnoldi no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Calotriton asper English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Chioglossa (1 species)
Chioglossa lusitanica English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Cynops (8 species)
Cynops chenggongensis no English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Cynops cyanurus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Cynops ensicauda English account non-English account photos no sound/video Cynops fudingensis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cynops orientalis English account non-English account photos no sound/video Cynops orphicus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Cynops pyrrhogaster English account non-English account photos no sound/video Cynops wolterstorffi English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Echinotriton (2 species)
Echinotriton andersoni English account non-English account photos no sound/video Echinotriton chinhaiensis English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Euproctus (2 species)
Euproctus montanus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Euproctus platycephalus English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Ichthyosaura (1 species)
Ichthyosaura alpestris English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Laotriton (1 species)
Laotriton laoensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Lissotriton (5 species)
Lissotriton boscai English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lissotriton helveticus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lissotriton italicus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lissotriton montandoni English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lissotriton vulgaris English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Lyciasalamandra (7 species)
Lyciasalamandra antalyana no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra atifi no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra billae no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra fazilae no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra flavimembris no English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra helverseni no English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Lyciasalamandra luschani English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Mertensiella (1 species)
Mertensiella caucasica English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Neurergus (4 species)
Neurergus crocatus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Neurergus kaiseri English account non-English account photos no sound/video Neurergus microspilotus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Neurergus strauchii no English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Notophthalmus (3 species)
Notophthalmus meridionalis English account non-English account photos no sound/video Notophthalmus perstriatus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Notophthalmus viridescens English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Ommatotriton (2 species)
Ommatotriton ophryticus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Ommatotriton vittatus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Pachytriton (6 species)
Pachytriton archospotus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton brevipes English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton feii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton granulosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pachytriton inexpectatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pachytriton moi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Paramesotriton (10 species)
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton chinensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton deloustali no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton fuzhongensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton guangxiensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton hongkongensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton labiatus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton longliensis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Paramesotriton yunwuensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Paramesotriton zhijinensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Pleurodeles (3 species)
Pleurodeles nebulosus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodeles poireti English account non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodeles waltl English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Salamandra (6 species)
Salamandra algira English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandra atra English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandra corsica English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandra infraimmaculata English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandra lanzai English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandra salamandra English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Salamandrina (2 species)
Salamandrina perspicillata English account non-English account photos no sound/video Salamandrina terdigitata English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Taricha (4 species)
Taricha granulosa English account non-English account photos no sound/video Taricha rivularis English account non-English account photos no sound/video Taricha sierrae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Taricha torosa English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Triturus (7 species)
Triturus carnifex English account non-English account photos no sound/video Triturus cristatus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Triturus dobrogicus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Triturus karelinii English account non-English account photos no sound/video Triturus macedonicus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Triturus marmoratus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Triturus pygmaeus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Tylototriton (9 species)
Tylototriton asperrimus no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton hainanensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton kweichowensis English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton notialis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Tylototriton shanjing English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton taliangensis English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton verrucosus English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton vietnamensis no English account non-English account photos no sound/video Tylototriton wenxianensis English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2012).
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