Fig. 4. Distribution of Pleurodeles waltl. 



Bibliography 



Dorda (1984), Pasteur (1958), Pasteur and Bons (1959), 

 Thorn (1968) . 



Salama.ndra salamandra algira. Bedriaga, 18 8 3 



Tig. la, 5; 



Salamandra maculosa : Boulenger, 1891:161. Doumergue, 1901:370 

 Salamandra maculosa var. algira Bedriaga, 1883. Arch. Naturg., 

 49:252. Pasteur and Bons, 1959: 93. Thorn, 1968:161. 

 Salamandra salamandra algira: Eiselt, 1958:133. 



Diagnosis 



Black with yellow spots. Kidney-shaped paratoids on the 

 upper part of the head. Smooth skin with no tubercles. 



Size 



Total lengths to 226 mm. 



Description 



Narrow, somewhat depressed head with rounded snout and 

 conspicuous paratoids. Gular fold present. Subcylindric tail, 

 somewhat laterally compressed. Smooth dorsum with parasagittal 

 and lateral row of pores on each side. Cloacal opening similar 

 in both sexes, lips somewhat larger in males. Background color 

 blackish with yellow spots variable in form and arrangement. 



Variation 



The North African populations are characterized by their 

 relatively small size, and a long and narrow tail, and a short, 

 narrow, flattened head with short, narrow paratoids. Pattern 

 varies from two rows of rather long marks on the dorsum to a 

 single row of circular marks or to scattered, isolated spots. 



