Ichthyosaura

Ichthyosaura
Temporal range:
Alpine newt, two males during mating season
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Ichthyosaura
Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801
Species
Synonyms
  • Hemitriton (Dugès, 1852)
  • Mesotriton (Bolkay, 1927)

Ichthyosaura is a genus of newts in the family Salamandridae, found in Europe. The only extant species is the alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), although two fossil species are also known.