Salamandridae - Wikipedia
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin.
ADW: Salamandridae: INFORMATION
Salamandridae. Newts, Salamanders. Approximately 55 extant species in 15 genera are recognized in this morphologically and behaviorally diverse family of salamanders. Geographic distribution is the largest of any salamander family, with four disjunct centers.
Salamander | Species, Life Cycle, & Facts | Britannica
Sep 5, 2024 · Salamander, any member of a group of about 740 species of amphibians that have tails and that constitute the order Caudata. The order comprises 10 families, among which are newts and salamanders proper (family Salamandridae) as well as hellbenders, mud puppies, and lungless salamanders.
Salamander - Wikipedia
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard -like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
Caudata | Characteristics & Facts | Britannica
Members of the family Salamandridae extend south to extreme northern Africa, the southern foothills of the Himalayas, northern Vietnam, and the islands of Hainan, Taiwan, and Okinawa. Some ambystomatids reach the southern margins of the Mexican Plateau, but only the lungless salamanders (plethodontids) have truly entered the tropics.
Salamander - Types, Size, Habitat, Life Cycle, Diet, and Pictures
Jul 9, 2024 · Clade Caudata. Order Urodela. Salamanders are lizard-like amphibians with slender bodies covered by smooth, moist skin, blunt snouts, short limbs, and a tail in both adult and larval stages. They belong to the order Urodela, under the group Caudata.
16 Different Types of Salamanders: Ultimate Salamanders Field Guide
Aug 21, 2022 · The Salamandridae family inhabits a wide range, from North American to northern Africa and the southern foothills of the Himalayas. Newts differ from true salamanders by their lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their body.
Newt | Amphibian, Aquatic & Terrestrial | Britannica
newt, (family Salamandridae), generic name used to describe several partially terrestrial salamanders. The family is divided informally into newts and “true salamanders” (that is, all non-newt species within Salamandridae regardless of genus).
Newts (Family Salamandridae) - iNaturalist
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Currently, 74 species (with more expected) have been identified in the Northern Hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa, and North America.
Salamandridae - Wikispecies - Wikimedia
Dubois, A. & J. Raffaëlli. 2009: A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela). Alytes. Paris, 26: 1–85. Full Article; Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Salamandridae access date 7 August 2008