Salamandra

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Salamandra
Temporal range: Paleocene–present
Salamandra atra.jpg
Salamandra atra
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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List of species

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Salamandra algira.jpg North African fire salamander Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883Algeria and Morocco
PasubioFontOro 43.jpg alpine salamander Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768central, eastern and Dinaric Alps
Salamandra corsica LacdeMelo2.png Corsican fire salamander Salamandra corsica Savi, 1838Corsica
Salamandra infraimmaculata in israeli cave.jpg Near Eastern fire salamander Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
Salamandra lanzai09.jpg Lanza's alpine salamander Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula et Bullini, 1988France and Italy.
Feuersalamander im Harz.JPG fire salamander Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)southern and central Europe

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