Salamandridae

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. Their skin is very granular because of the number of poison glands. They also lack nasolabial grooves. Most species of Salamandridae have moveable eyelids but lack lacrimal glands.

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

Salamandrina, the spectacled salamanders, is a genus of salamander, the only of subfamily Salamandrininae in the family Salamandridae which is still alive, as one of its own relatives is extinct. The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. (2005) and Canestrelli et al. (2006) in accepting two species, both only found in Italy: Southern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata) Northern spectacled salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata) DNA testing is the most effective way to distinguish between S. terdigitata and S. perspicillata, however there is a some slight morphological differenc

species of amphibian

species of amphibian