Salamandra

Salamandra Temporal range: Paleocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Salamandra atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Subfamily:	Salamandrinae
Genus:	Salamandra Laurenti, 1768
Species
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Salamandra is a genus of six species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia.

List of species[]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	North African fire salamander	Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883	Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and possibly Tunisia
	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	Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
	Lanza's alpine salamander	Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988	France and Italy.
	long-snouted salamander	Salamandra longirostris Joger and Steinfartz, 1994
	fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)	southern and central Europe

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• Salamandra at Fauna Europaea
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• Salamandra at Animal Diversity Web
• Salamandra at the National Center for Biotechnology Information

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