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 [edit wikidata]

• English: Fire salamander
• العربية: سمندر ناري
• azərbaycanca: Ləkəli salamandra
• Boarisch: Tåttermandl
• български: Дъждовник
• brezhoneg: Sourd boutin
• català: Salamandra comuna
• čeština: Mlok skvrnitý
• Deutsch: Feuersalamander
• español: Salamandra común
• euskara: Arrabio
• فارسی: سمندر آذرین
• suomi: Tulisalamanteri
• français: Salamandre tachetée
• galego: Píntega común
• עברית: סלמנדרה כתומה
• hrvatski: Pjegavi daždevnjak
• magyar: Foltos szalamandra
• 日本語: ファイアサラマンダー
• қазақша: Дақты саламандра
• Kurdî: Qurnewêlk
• lietuvių: Ugninė salamandra
• latviešu: Plankumainā salamandra
• монгол: Галт саламандр
• norsk bokmål: Ildsalamander
• Plattdüütsch: Eerdpüüster
• Nederlands: Vuursalamander
• norsk bokmål: Ildsalamander
• polski: Salamandra plamista
• پښتو: اورني سمندر
• português: Salamandra-de-fogo
• română: Sălămâzdră de uscat
• русский: Огненная саламандра
• Scots: Fire salamander
• Simple English: Fire salamander
• slovenčina: Salamandra škvrnitá
• slovenščina: Navadni močerad
• српски / srpski: Шарени даждевњак
• српски (ћирилица)‎: шарени даждевњак
• svenska: Eldsalamander
• ไทย: ซาลาแมนเดอร์ไฟ
• Türkçe: Avrupa lekeli semenderi
• українська: Саламандра вогняна, Вогняна саламандра
• vèneto: Bissa de la pioa
• Tiếng Việt: Kỳ giông lửa
• West-Vlams: Viersalamander
• walon: Rogne (biesse)
• 中文: 火蠑螈

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  Mapa distribució Salamandra Països Catalans

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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Fire salamander in action [1]

See also

• Salamandra salamandra gallaica