Pleurodeles poireti

Head not flattened, as long as it is wide. Body round in cross-section, somewhat depressed middorsally. Conspicuous gular fold. Has no prominent warts on the sides. Tail laterally compressed, as long or longer than the head and body. No tail crests. Warty skin except on the abdomen. Males with poorly developed black keratinous pads on inner side of forelimbs when breeding (Text from Salvador, 1996, © Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service).

This is a small-bodied species without yellowish or orange-coloured warts on its sides. The front of vomeropalatine tooth rows are at or behind the level of the choanae (Salvador, 1996).

This species is found in Northern Algeria and Tunisia (Salvador, 1996).

The species reaches total lengths to 176 mm (Salvador, 1996).