Pleurodeles poireti (Gervais, 1835)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Edough ribbed newt at Berlin Aquarium
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pleurodeles poireti, the Edough ribbed newt or Poiret's newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in the Edough Massif, in the north east of Algeria, it is one of only four species of salamanders in Africa.
The natural habitats are of these newts are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, cisterns and ponds. They are threatened by habitat loss.
The true P. poireti newts are restricted to the Edough Massif area, in Numidia. Formerly, this species was confused with the Algerian ribbed newt Pleurodeles nebulosus, which has a much wider distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Pleurodeles poireti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:51:52.826723+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pleurodeles poireti (Gervais, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Gervais, 1835)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Pleurodeles
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilyPleurodelinae Tschudi, 1838
- genusPleurodeles Michahelles, 1830
- speciesPleurodeles poireti (Gervais, 1835)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pleurodeles. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pleurodeles nebulosus (Guichenot, 1850) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glossoliga hagenmulleri Lataste, 1881 Lataste, 1881 | synonym |
| Pleurodeles hagenmulleri (Lataste, 1881) (Lataste, 1881) | synonym |
| Triton poireti Gervais, 1835 Gervais, 1835 | synonym |
| Triturus hagenmulleri (Lataste, 1881) (Lataste, 1881) | synonym |
| Triton hagenmulleri (Lataste, 1881) (Lataste, 1881) | synonym |
| Glossoliga poireti (Gervais, 1835) (Gervais, 1835) | synonym |
| Molge poireti (Gervais, 1835) (Gervais, 1835) | synonym |
| Triturus poireti (Gervais, 1835) (Gervais, 1835) | synonym |
| Pleurodeles poireti hagenmulleri (Lataste, 1881) (Lataste, 1881) | synonym |
| Pleurodeles poireti poireti (Gervais, 1835) (Gervais, 1835) | synonym |
| Euproctus poireti (Gervais, 1835) (Gervais, 1835) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668388 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KBD9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.