Pleurodele

There are two known species of pleurodeles- the pleurodele of Poiret, and the pleurodele of Watl. The watl is bigger and has spots on it's back legs and flank, while the poiret is smaller and plain.

 The poiret is found in Algeria and Tunisia, while the watl is found in Morocco. Both live in fresh stagnant water, but are equipped with two lungs and can survive on land for long periods of time in case of drought.

Pleurodeles have quite strange mating rituals that is actually very important to the development of the legs and the growth of the horn on their forelegs. Eggs are laid in large clusters and are hatched over a period of 2-3 days. After this time period, 150 lizards (mainly female) hatch. They grow to be about a foot long if they are watls, and half that size if they are poirets. Adults will feed on worms, mollusks, and other such grubs and bugs.