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Salamandridae

True Salamanders, სალამანდრისებრნი

Eastern crested newt
Eastern crested newt
 
Lissotriton vulgaris
Lissotriton vulgaris
 
Mertensiella caucasica
Mertensiella caucasica
 
Scientific Name ID: 45636
Name According To: www.faunaeur.org
Taxon Rank: Family
Scientific Name Authorship: Goldfuss, 1820
Vernacular Name: True Salamanders
Georgian Name: სალამანდრისებრნი
GBD Remarks:

Georgia has 4 out of 64 (over 6%) of this wide-spread mostly Holoarctic family, including one out of two species of genus Mertensiella and three out of 13 described species (23%) of western Eurasian genus Triturus.


Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,

Information from GBIF about Salamandridae

GBIF scientific name: Salamandridae
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED

GBIF cointains 898 occurances (with coordinates) of Salamandridae from Georgia


Conservation Status

This section is under construction

5 Species are evaluated within Salamandridae:
EN: 1 Species
VU: 1 Species
NT: 2 Species
LC: 1 Species