Salamandra salamandra

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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 · Türkçe: Lekeli Semender · Українська: Вогняна саламандра · Vèneto: Bissa de la pioa · Walon: Rogne · West-Vlams: Viersalamander · 中文: 火蠑螈 ·

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

English: The Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is probably the most well-known salamander species in Europe. They are found in most of southern and central Europe. Following pictures show Fire Salamanders, partly from different european countrys.

ITIS link: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

[edit] Studio

Museum specimen
Museum specimen

[edit] In Vivo

Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Tessin/Switzerland
Tessin/Switzerland left ear gland marked
Tessin/Switzerland
Tessin/Switzerland
ZH, Switzerland
ZH, Switzerland
Swabian Alps/Germany
Swabian Alps/Germany

[edit] Subspecies - Varietas - Forma

[edit] red-orange form

Salamandra salamandra
juvenile
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
juvenile
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
juvenile
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
juvenile
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
juvenile
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
adult
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
adult
Germany - Saarland
Salamandra salamandra
adult

[edit] Larvae

arrow shows the external gills
in natural habitat, nearly developed

[edit] Others

habitat
habitat
Samandarin

[edit] Distribution

Salamandra salamandra
range map
Salamandra salamandra
range map
Salamandra salamandra
range map

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.