Salamandra

Salamandra Temporal range: Paleocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Salamandra atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Subfamily:	Salamandrinae
Genus:	Salamandra Laurenti, 1768
Type species
Lacerta salamandra Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Salamandra is genus of poisonous salamanders inhabiting central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia. Six species are currently recognized:

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	North African fire salamander	Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883	The Maghreb; Algeria and Morocco
	alpine salamander	Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768	central, eastern and Dinaric Alps
	Corsican fire salamander	Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838	Corsica
	Near Eastern fire salamander	Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885	West Asia/Middle East; Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
	Lanza's alpine salamander	Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988	France and Italy.
	fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)	southern and central Europe

References

External links

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Wikispecies has information related to Salamandra.

• Salamandra at Fauna Europaea
• "Salamandra Laurenti, 1768". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Salamandra at Animal Diversity Web
• Salamandra at the National Center for Biotechnology Information

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