Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Summary 2

The Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is probably the best-known salamander species in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant. Shades of red and orange may sometimes appear, either replacing or mixing with the yellow according to subspecies. Fire Salamanders can have a very long lifespan. A salamander lived for more than 50 years in Museum Koenig,...

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  1. (c) J. Gállego, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23402094@N00/4537594386
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamandra_salamandra

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