These I did already.
A first short selection of Europe's finest
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... f=2&t=9402
All European vipers
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... f=2&t=9418
Salamandra species and subspecies
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... f=2&t=9660
All European non-viper snakes
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... f=2&t=9715
Now here's an overview of the entire European amphibian fauna, as seen by me, to complement my earlier posts.
Former Soviet states excluded, as well as a number of Asian and African islands politically belonging to European countries.
Urodela - salamanders and newts
SALAMANDRIDAE
Fire Salamander - Salamandra salamandra (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)
Corsican Fire Salamander - Salamandra corsica (Vizzavona, Corsica, May 2009)
Alpine Salamander - Salamandra atra (Bex, Switzerland, July 2006)
Lanza’s Alpine Salamander - Salamandra lanzai (Cottian Alps, Italy, July 2006)
Southern Spectacled Salamander - Salamandrina terdigitata (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)
Northern Spectacled Salamander - Salamandrina perspicillata (Liguria, Italy, November 2013)
Helversen’s or Karpathos Salamander - Lyciasalamandra helverseni (Karpathos, Greece, December 2005)
Golden-striped Salamander - Chioglossa lusitanica (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)
Sharp-ribbed Newt - Pleurodeles waltl (Algarve, Portugal, December 2010)
Pyrenean Brook Newt - Calotriton asper (PN Ordesa, Spain, July 2004)
Montseny Brook Newt - Calotriton arnoldi (Montseny, Spain, July 2007)
Corsican Brook Newt - Euproctus montanus (Forêt de Valdiniellu, Corsica, May 2009)
Sardinian Brook Newt - Euproctus platycephalus (Monte Limbara, Sardinia, May 2009)
Common Newt - Lissotriton (vulgaris) graecus (Buljarica, Montenegro, April 2008)
Palmate Newt - Lissotriton helveticus (Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, March 2007)
Italian Newt - Lissotriton italicus (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)
Iberian Newt - Lissotriton boscai (Algarve, Portugal, September 2010)
Montandon’s Newt - Lissotriton montandoni (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)
Alpine Newt - Ichthyosaura alpestris (Pindos mnts., Greece, May 2013)
Great Crested Newt - Triturus cristatus (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)
Italian Crested Newt - Triturus carnifex (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)
Macedonian Crested Newt - Triturus macedonicus (Prespa Lakes, Greece, May 2004)
Danube Crested Newt - Triturus dobrogicus (Danube delta, Romania, May 2007)
Balkan Crested Newt - Triturus (karelinii) arntzeni (Evros prefecture, Greece, May 2013)
Marbled Newt - Triturus marmoratus (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)
Southern Marbled Newt - Triturus pygmaeus (Loja, Andalucia, April 2006)
PLETHODONTIDAE
Strinati’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes strinatii (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)
Ambrosi’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes ambrosii (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)
Italian Cave Salamander - Speleomantes italicus (Farindola, Italy, April 2005)
Monte Albo Cave Salamander - Speleomantes flavus (Siniscola, Sardinia, February 2009)
Sopramontane Cave Salamander - Speleomantes supramontis (Sopramonte di Oliena, Sardinia, February 2009)
Scented Cave Salamander - Speleomantes imperialis (Quirra, Sardinia, March 2009)
Sette Fratelli Cave Salamander - Speleomantes sarrabusensis (Burcei, Sardinia, March 2009)
Gené’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes genei - (sub)sp. B (Barbusi, Sardinia, February 2009)
PROTEIDAE
Olm - Proteus anguinus (Slovenia, July 2010)
Anura - frogs and toads
PIPIDAE
African Clawed Toad - Xenopus laevis (Cersay, France, July 2007)
only present within Europe as allochthonous, introduced species
ALYTIDAE
Common Midwife Toad - Alytes obstetricans (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)
Iberian Midwife Toad - Alytes cisternasii (Andalucia, Spain, April 2006)
Southern Midwife Toad - Alytes dickhilleni (Sierra de Cazorla, Spain, April 2006)
Majorcan Midwife Toad - Alytes muletensis (Majorca, Spain, July 2005)
Iberian Painted Frog - Discoglossus galganoi (Galicia, Spain, May 2012)
Tyrrhenian Painted Frog - Discoglossus sardus (Eastern Sardinia, Italy, March 2009)
Corsican Painted Frog - Discoglossus montalentii (Ospédale, Corsica, April 2011)
Painted Frog - Discoglossus pictus (Monte Pellegrino, Sicily, March 2005)
BOMBINATORIDAE
Fire-bellied Toad - Bombina bombina (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)
Yellow-bellied Toad - Bombina variegata (N Greece, May 2013)
PELOBATIDAE
Common Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates fuscus (Danube river delta, Romania, May 2007)
Western Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates cultripes (PN Doñana, Spain, April 2006)
Eastern Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates syriacus (Evros, Greece, May 2004)
PELODYTIDAE
Parsley Frog - Pelodytes punctatus (Murcia, Spain, April 2006)
Iberian Parsley Frog - Pelodytes ibericus (Càdiz, Spain, April 2006)
BUFONIDAE
Common Toad - Bufo bufo (Càdiz, Spain, April 2006)
Natterjack (Toad) - Bufo calamita (Extremadura, Spain, October 2005)
Green Toad - Bufo (viridis) balearicus (Sardinia, March 2009)
(most likely) African Green Toad - Bufo (boulengeri) siculus (Sicily, May 2010)
HYLIDAE
Common Tree Frog - Hyla arborea (Skadar Lake, Montenegro, May 2008)
Iberian Tree Frog - Hyla molleri (Burgos province, Spain, April 2012)
Eastern Tree Frog - Hyla orientalis (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)
Italian Tree Frog - Hyla intermedia (Gallitello, Sicily, April 2005)
Tyrrhenian Tree Frog - Hyla sarda (near Lula, Sardinia, May 2009)
Stripeless Tree Frog - Hyla meridionalis (PN Aiguamolls de l'Emporda, Spain, July 2004)
possibly only present within Europe as allochthonous, introduced species
RANIDAE
Common Frog - Rana temporaria (Biogradska Gora, Montenegro, May 2008)
Pyrenean Stream Frog - Rana pyrenaica (France, August 2010)
Moor Frog - Rana arvalis (Romania, May 2007)
Agile Frog - Rana dalmatina (Evros, Greece, May 2004)
Italian Agile Frog - Rana latastei (near Torino, Italy, July 2006)
Iberian Stream Frog - Rana iberica (Sierra de Gredos, Spain, September 2005)
Italian Stream Frog - Rana italica (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)
Balkan Stream Frog - Rana graeca (Peloponnese, October 2006)
Pool Frog - Pelophylax lessonae (Rommedenne, Belgium 2007)
Edible Frog - Pelophylax kl. esculentus (Lovendegem, Belgium 2007)
Marsh Frog - Pelophylax ridibundus (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)
Iberian Water Frog - Pelophylax perezi (Majorca, Spain, July 2005)
Graf’s Hybrid Frog - Pelophylax kl. grafi (Lac du Salagou, France, July 2004)
Albanian Pool Frog - Pelophylax shqipericus (Sasko Jezero, Montenegro, April 2008)
Epirus Water Frog - Pelophylax epeiroticus (Kaiafa Lake, Peloponnese, October 2006)
Cretan Water Frog - Pelophylax cretensis (Kourna Lake, Crete, Greece, June 2009)[/b]
Levant Water Frog - Pelophylax bedriagae (Gozo, Malta, April 2007)
American Bull Frog - Lithobates catesbeianus (Agia dam, Crete, Greece, June 2009)
only present within Europe as allochthonous, introduced species
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Re: all amphibian species of Europe – an overview
I can't help but be amazed at the convergence I'm seeing between old world and new world species. I had no idea that there were European spadefoot toads. Do you know the phylogeny? Did the two develop independently? You're certainly putting together some of the most memorable and impressive posts I've seen on here. Thank you for sharing your work.
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Thanks, Justin.
While formerly treated in a single family, both spadefoot families are apparently not each other's direct sister taxa. The American Scaphiopodidae would appear to be the sister taxon of a group comprising three Old World families: Pelodytidae + (Pelobatidae + Megophryidae).
[Pelodytidae = parsley frogs like I showed here; Pelobatidae = Old World spadefoots; Megophryidae = Asia, a.o. the horned toads from Borneo etc.]
See e.g. Fig. 18 on page 46 =>
http://www.uta.edu/biology/mexicoherps/ ... 202006.pdf
While formerly treated in a single family, both spadefoot families are apparently not each other's direct sister taxa. The American Scaphiopodidae would appear to be the sister taxon of a group comprising three Old World families: Pelodytidae + (Pelobatidae + Megophryidae).
[Pelodytidae = parsley frogs like I showed here; Pelobatidae = Old World spadefoots; Megophryidae = Asia, a.o. the horned toads from Borneo etc.]
See e.g. Fig. 18 on page 46 =>
http://www.uta.edu/biology/mexicoherps/ ... 202006.pdf
Re: all amphibian species of Europe – an overview
Wow! Very interesting, Thx much for posting this. I've got to get over there to see some of those salamanders in person!- Dave
Re: all amphibian species of Europe – an overview
Wow. America has some amazing salamanders, but your newts kick our newts' asses all over the place! The Alpine Newt alone would be worth the trip for me, as would the Marbled Newt. Are you available as a tour guide? I might look you up someday.
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Thanks. You're welcome as long as you leave them where they are . There's quite some distance to be traveled to find these, though. Marbled newt takes 5-6hrs from my home, while Alpine newt lives even in my ugly urban garden.cbernz wrote:Wow. America has some amazing salamanders, but your newts kick our newts' asses all over the place! The Alpine Newt alone would be worth the trip for me, as would the Marbled Newt. Are you available as a tour guide? I might look you up someday.
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Now that was an epic and amazing post, thank you for sharing all these it made my night!
I vouch for Cliff (cbernz) as he was an excellent tour guide for me and several others on the forum!
I vouch for Cliff (cbernz) as he was an excellent tour guide for me and several others on the forum!
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Great set! Love those salamanders and newts! Shame we don't have them here
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Re: all amphibian species of Europe – an overview
That was an amazing post! I can only imagine how long it took you to photograph all those species. The Olm was spectacular and worth a visit just to see it. I agree with Cliff, you should be a guide and take folks out to see some of those stunning amphibians. Kudos on a fantastic and comprehensive post!
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