#pleurodeles

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Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl), family Salamandridae, Andalucia, Spain

The sharp ribs of this salamanders can stick out of their skin, which can puncture the skin of predators and curious naturalists.

The skin is poisonous, and thus the sharp ribs going through the skin, picking up the skin's poison, makes a venomous jab.

photographs by Pedro Verdejo

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Ribbed Newt, #Pleurodeles waltl just after breeding today at the Amphibian Foundation (at The Amphibian Foundation, Inc)

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Salamanders in the family Salamandridae Andalucia, Spain

L - Sierra Morena Fire Salamander (Salamandra s. morenica)

M - Southern Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus)

R - Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)

photographs by Pedro Verdejo

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Algerian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles nebulosus), family Salamandridae, Tunisia

photographs by David Broek

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Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl), family Salamandridae, Spain

photograph by Pedro Verdejo

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Spanish Ribbed Newts (Pleurodeles waltl), family Salamandridae, Andalucia, Spain

photograph by Pedro Verdejo

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Spanish Ribbed Newts (Pleurodeles waltl), mating, family Salamandridae, Andalucia, Spain

photograph by Pedro Verdejo

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Spanish Ribbed Newts (Pleurodeles waltl), family Salamandridae, found on the Iberian Peninsula and coastal NW Africa

photograph by Peter Halasz