Salamandra
Encyclopedia
Salamandra is a genus of six species of salamander
s localized in central and southern Europe
, Northern Africa, and western Asia
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Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
s localized in central and southern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Northern Africa, and western Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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List of species
- Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883
- Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768 — Alpine Salamander
- Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838
- Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885
- Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988
- Salamandra salamandra Linnaeus, 1758 — Fire Salamander
External links
- Salamandra at Fauna Europaea
- Salamandra at Animal Diversity Web
- Salamandra at the National Center for Biotechnology InformationNational Center for Biotechnology InformationThe National Center for Biotechnology Information is part of the United States National Library of Medicine , a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by Senator Claude Pepper...