| Algerian Ribbed Newt | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Pleurodeles |
| Species: | P. poireti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodeles poireti Gervais, 1836 |
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The Algerian Ribbed Newt, Edough Ribbed Newt, Poiret's Newt, or Triton de Poiret (Pleurodeles poireti) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in the Edough massif, in the North East of Algeria.
The natural habitats are of these newts are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, cisterns and ponds. They are threatened by habitat loss.
The true P. poireti newts are restricted to the Edough massif area, in Numidia. Formerly this species was confused with the Algerian Ribbed Newt Pleurodeles nebulosus, which has a much larger distribution. Ref: Carranza and Wade (2004)
