Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Algeria, Morocco, Ceuta, and possibly Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, North African fire salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:50:45.506427+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883
- Name authority
- Bedriaga, 1883
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Salamandra
- 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
- subfamilySalamandrinae Goldfuss, 1820
- genusSalamandra Garsault, 1764
- speciesSalamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Salamandra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Salamandra lanzai Nascetti, Andreone, Capula & Bullini, 1988 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Salamandra infraimmaculata Martens, 1885 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Salamandra algira algira Bedriaga, 1883 Bedriaga, 1883 | synonym |
| Salamandra salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1883 Bedriaga, 1883 | synonym |
| Salamandra algira tingitana Donaire-Barroso & Bogaerts, 2003 Donaire-Barroso & Bogaerts, 2003 | synonym |
| Salamandra algira atlantica Hernandez & Escoriza, 2019 Hernandez & Escoriza, 2019 | synonym |
| Salamandra algira spelaea Escoriza & Comas, 2007 Escoriza & Comas, 2007 | synonym |
| Salamandra algira splendens Beukema, de Pous, Donaire-Barroso, Bogaerts, Garcia-Porta, Escoriza, Arribas et al., 2013 Beukema, de Pous, Donaire-Barroso, Bogaerts, Garcia-Porta, Escoriza, Arribas et al., 2013 | synonym |
| Salamandra maculosa algira Bedriaga, 1883 Bedriaga, 1883 | 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=668390 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:78ZML. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.