Salamandra salamandra

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Amphibia • Subclassis: Lissamphibia • Ordo: Caudata • Subordo: Salamandroidea • Familia: Salamandridae • Genus: Salamandra • Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Salamandra salamandra

 Vernacular names

English: Fire Salamander · العربية: سمندر ناري · Brezhoneg: Sourd boutin · Български: Дъждовник · Català: Salamandra comuna · Česky: Mlok skvrnitý · Deutsch: Feuersalamander · Español: Salamandra común · Euskara: Arrabio · Français: Salamandre tachetée · Galego: Píntega común · Hrvatski: Pjegavi daždevnjak · עברית: סלמנדרה כתומה · Lietuvių: Ugninė salamandra · Magyar: Foltos szalamandra · Монгол: Галт саламандр · Nederlands: Vuursalamander · 日本語: ファイアサラマンダー · Norsk bokmål: Ildsalamander · Plattdüütsch: Eerdpüüster · Polski: Salamandra plamista · Português: Salamandra-de-fogo · Русский: Огненная саламандра · Simple English: Fire salamander · Slovenčina: Salamandra škvrnitá · Slovenščina: Navadni močerad · Српски / srpski: Шарени даждевњак · Suomi: Tulisalamanteri · Svenska: Eldsalamander · ไทย: ซาลาแมนเดอร์ไฟ · Türkçe: Lekeli Semender · Українська: Вогняна саламандра · Vèneto: Bissa de la pioa · Walon: Rogne · West-Vlams: Viersalamander · 中文: 火蠑螈 ·

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Subspecies - Varietas - Forma

red-orange form

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  Juvenile
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  Juvenile
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  Adult
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  Adult

Larvae

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Distribution

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  Salamandra salamandra
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  Salamandra salamandra
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  Salamandra salamandra
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Salamanders may actively defend themselves once they are grasped by a predator. Besides various antipredator postures S. salamandra adults are able to extrude heavy toxic skin secretions, e.g. the neurotoxic alkaloid Samandarin.

This alkaloid causes strong muscle convulsions and high-blood pressure combined with hyperventilation in all vertebrates.

Videos

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  Salamandra salamandra
  creeping (1,9Mb)

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  Salamandra salamandra
  terrestris walkingstudy (131Kb)

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Fire salamander in action [1]

See also

• Salamandra salamandra gallaica