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Salamandra

amphibian genus

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annotated classification

In Caudata: Annotated classification
…21 genera (including Triturus and Salamandra in Europe, Notophthalamus and Taricha in North America, and Cynops in Japan) and about 120 species.There is disagreement concerning the classification of salamanders below the ordinal level. Some
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fertilization

In Caudata: Life cycle and reproduction
Females of the genera Salamandra and Mertensiella (Salamandridae) may retain the fertilized eggs in the reproductive tract for a variable amount of time. The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) deposits relatively advanced larvae in the water. In the alpine salamander (S. atra) and Mertensiella, fully metamorphosed individuals are born. One…
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