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The northern two-lined salamander is a small salamander, with adults ranging from 65–120 mm in total length. [4] This salamander is yellow or yellowish-brown, with two black stripes running down the back which tends to break up after the base of the tail. The flanks are mottled grayish or brown. [5] The belly is pale yellowish, nearly ...
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.
The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum, Baird 1849) [4] is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae.This species, typically 4.1–8.9 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 5 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long when mature, is characterized by its mottled black, brown and yellow pigmentation, and its long outer fourth toe on the hind limbs.
A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however.
Smooth newt, Lissotriton meridionalis (Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia) [2] Schmidtler's smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria) [5] [6] Caucasian smooth newt, Lissotriton lantzi [2] [7] Bosca's newt, Lissotriton boscai [2] LC; Palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus LC; Italian newt, Lissotriton italicus LC; Family ...
1 Salamanders. 2 Frogs. 3 Toads. ... Central newt: Notophthalmus viridescens ... Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide; Minnesota Amphibian and ...
This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [1] [2] [3] The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. [4]
[1] [2] Their common name is Pacific newts, sometimes also western newts [3] or roughskin newts. The four species within this genus are the California newt , the rough-skinned newt , the red-bellied newt , and the sierra newt , all of which are found on the Pacific coastal region from southern Alaska to southern California, with one species ...