Salamandridae

The family Salamandridae is a family of amphibians. It consists of true salamanders and newts.

True salamanders and newts
File:Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg
Notophthalmus viridescens from North America
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata or Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae

The species are spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America.

As of 2007, there were 74 known species, in 20 genera.

Salamandridae Media

• Salamandra salamandra (white background).jpg

  Salamandra salamandra (white background)

• Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles (Pleurodeles waltl).jpg

  Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles (Pleurodeles waltl)

• T.anguliceps (cropped).jpg

  Illustration of the angular headed newt by Adwait Pawar

• Taricha torosa (white background).jpg

  Taricha torosa (white background)

• Lissotriton vulgaris (white background).jpg

  Lissotriton vulgaris (white background)

• Triturus cristatus (white background).jpg

  Triturus cristatus (white background)

• Cynops pyrrhogaster (white background).jpg

  Cynops pyrrhogaster (white background)