Algerian ribbed newt
| Algerian ribbed newt | |
|---|---|
| Wild Pleurodeles nebulosus in Tunisia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Pleurodeles |
| Species: | P. nebulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodeles nebulosus (Guichenot, 1850) | |
The Algerian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles nebulosus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Algeria and Tunisia. The natural habitats of this newt are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, cisterns, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat destruction.