Salamandridae - Wikipedia
WEBSalamandridae 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.
Salamander | Species, Life Cycle, & Facts | Britannica
WEBsalamander, (order Caudata), 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
WEBSalamanders 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. All ten extant salamander families are grouped together under the order Urodela from the group Caudata. [2] .
ADW: Salamandridae: INFORMATION
WEBSalamandrids are members of the suborder Salamandroidea, the "advanced salamanders" that include all internally-fertilizing salamanders. Past analyses have placed the salamandrids sister to Ambystomatidae and Plethodontidae, together forming the group of most derived salamanders.
Salamandridae - Salamanderland
WEBThe family Salamandridae is the second biggest family of newts and salamanders. Currently, it is formed by 21 genus with 120 species, split between three sub-families: Pleurodelinae, formed by 100 species in 16 genus. Salamandrinae, formed by 16 species in 4 genus. Salamandrininae, formed by 2 species in 1 genus.
Phylogeny and biogeography of the family Salamandridae …
WEBNov 1, 2008 · Phylogenetic relationships of members of the salamander family Salamandridae were examined using complete mitochondrial genomes collected from 42 species representing all 20 salamandrid genera and five outgroup taxa. Weighted maximum parsimony, partitioned maximum likelihood, and partitioned Bayesian approaches all produce an identical, well ...
Newts and European Salamanders (Salamandridae)
WEBVariable in size and appearance, most salamandrids have a long, slender, flexible body and a long tail. The limbs are well developed. Many salamandrids develop dorsal body and tail fins when they enter water. There are four toes …
Facts About Salamanders | Live Science
WEBOct 29, 2015 · Salamanders are amphibians that look like a cross between a frog and a lizard. Their bodies are long and slender; their skin is moist and usually smooth; and they have long tails. Salamanders...
Salamandridae - Tree of Life Web Project
WEBThe family Salamandridae has a holarctic distribution and is well represented in Europe, Asia, and North America. The true salamanders are almost entirely European in distribution, except for some peripheral populations of Salamandra infraimmaculata and S. semenovi located in the Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey ...
THE AMAZING WORLD OF SALAMANDERS - Scientific …
WEBOct 1, 2013 · There are (or were) giant salamanders more than 2 m long, tiny, tree-climbing salamanders with prehensile tails, partially herbivorous salamanders that possess beaks, cave-dwelling...
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