Alpine Salamandra - Alps Salamandra

... Among newts, the genus Tylototriton , found in the Ryukyu Islands and East Asia, and the genus Pleurodeles , found in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, are primitive species, the latter being large and reaching a total length of 30 cm. The genus Salamandra is also slightly larger, with the spotted salamandra S. salamandra (total length 18-24 cm), found in central and southern Europe, known as the fire salamander because of its beautiful markings, and the alpine salamandra S. atra (total length 16 cm), found in the highlands of the Alps, never entering water after metamorphosis. They are ovoviviparous, and females give birth to fully developed larvae simply by placing their tails in water, but they will drown if they accidentally fall into the water. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alpine Salamandra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　イモリ類のうち，南西諸島，東アジアに分布するイボイモリ（イラスト）属Tylototritonと，イベリア半島，北アフリカ産のイベリアイボイモリ属Pleurodelesは原始的な種類で，後者は大きくて全長30cmに達する。サラマンドラ属Salamandraもやや大きく，ヨーロッパ中･南部産で，美しい斑紋をもちfire salamanderの名で知られるマダラサラマンドラS.salamandra(全長18～24cm)や，アルプス地方の高地などに分布するアルプスサラマンドラS.atra(全長16cm)は，変態後は生涯水に入ることがない。卵胎生で，雌は尾部を水に入れるだけで発生の進んだ幼生を生むが，誤って水に落ちるとおぼれてしまう。…

※「アルプスサラマンドラ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報