North African fire salamander

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North African fire salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Caudata
Family:
Salamandridae
Genus:
Salamandra
Species:
S. algira
Binomial name
Salamandra algira
Bedriaga, 1883

The North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and possibly Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies

  • S. a. algira Mt. Edough (Algeria)-Neotype
  • S. a. tingitana Jabal Mousa (Morocco)
  • S. a. spelaea Ouartass (Morocco)

Source

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2012.2
  • Donaire-Barroso, D., Martinez-Solano, I., Salvador, A., Garcia-Paris, M., Gil, E.R., Tahar, S. & El Mouden, E.H. 2004.
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