Rediscovery of Salamandra algira Bedriaga, 1833 from the Beni Snassen massif (Morocco) and phylogenetic relationships of North African Salamandra

Genetic Variation in <i>Salamandra</i> <i>infraimmaculata</i> from Different Habitats Using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism

“…Steinfartz [58] shows that larvae from two habitat types revealed specific adaptations and signs of genetic differentiation to these different ecological conditions. Salamandra algira from North Africa, another population found in the southern distribution of Salamadra genus, presents a fragmentary distribution and was studied using cyt b, a control region and 12S [5]. Morphological variations among localities and genetic divergence were found among populations of the same subspecies, as was found in S. infraimmaculata and the current study.…”

“…infraimmaculata is present in southeastern and eastern parts of Anatolia, Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, Lebanon and northern Israel, and has been studied during the last 40 years at the southern border of its distribution (reviewed by [2] [3]). Based on the sequence analysis of the mitochondrial D-loop region and geological dates, Steinfartz [4] suggested that five major monophyletic groups exist in Europe (S. salamandra, S. infraimmaculata, S. corsica, S. atra and S. lanzai), one S. algira is located in Africa [5], and the salamanders in Israel belong to S. infraimmaculata.…”

Diversity and conservation of Algerian amphibian assemblages

“…DOUMERGUE (1901) documented a population at Rhar-el-Maden (near Remchi) in Oran and this population is the westernmost known from Algeria (BONS & GENIEZ, 1996). There are confirmed records from the mountains of Constantine, Edough, Medjerda, Traras, Tlemcen, and the Blidah Atlas; the majority of literature citations are from the Grande and Petite Kabylia regions (JOGER & STEINFARTZ, 1995;ESCORIZA et al, 2006).…”

Amphibians of Morocco, including Western Sahara: a status report

“…2b) is widely fragmented throughout northern, rather wet, mountain ranges in Morocco and Ceuta, Spain (MARTÍNEZ et al, 1997;ESCORIZA et al, 2006;BOGAERTS et al, 2007;ESCORIZA & COMAS, 2007;BEUKEMA et al, 2010BEUKEMA et al, , 2013. Recent morphological, genetic, and ecological studies suggest that there are different genotypes and phenotypes with parapatric distributions within Moroccan Salamandra, and further taxonomic study is warranted (STEINFARTZ et al, 2000;DUBOIS & RAFFAËLLI, 2009;BEUKEMA et al, 2010BEUKEMA et al, , 2013 BEUKEMA et al, 2010BEUKEMA et al, , 2013, in habitat associated with humid, montane areas of Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica), Pyrenean Oak (Quercus pyrenaica), and mixed forest (Abies, Cedrus, Pinus, and Quercus) with an abundance of montane streams (MARTÍNEZ-MEDINA, 2001) (Fig.…”