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Basic information
Salamandra salamandra
Common Fire Salamander
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusSalamanders
- Czech name
- Mlok skvrnitý
- English name
- Common Fire Salamander
- Alternative names
- European Salamander, Fire Salamander, Salamandra común, Spotted Salamander
- Synonyms
- Gecko salamandra, Ichthyosaura tritonius, Lacerta salamandra, Proteus tritonius, Salamandra almanzoris, Salamandra candida, Salamandra longirostris, Salamandra maculosa, Salamandra maculosa bejarae, Salamandra maculosa bezarae, Salamandra maculosa coccinea, Salamandra maculosa europaea, Salamandra maculosa gallaica, Salamandra maculosa molleri, Salamandra maculosa nera, Salamandra maculosa nigriventris, Salamandra maculosa pezzata, Salamandra maculosa quadrivirgata, Salamandra maculosa speciosa, Salamandra maculosa taeniata, Salamandra maculosa typica, Salamandra salamandra albanica, Salamandra salamandra alfredschmidti, Salamandra salamandra almanzoris, Salamandra salamandra bejarae, Salamandra salamandra bernardezi, Salamandra salamandra beschkovi, Salamandra salamandra carpathica, Salamandra salamandra fastuosa, Salamandra salamandra gallaica, Salamandra salamandra gigliolii, Salamandra salamandra hispanica, Salamandra salamandra longirostris, Salamandra salamandra molleri, Salamandra salamandra morenica, Salamandra salamandra taeniata, Salamandra salamandra thuringica, Salamandra terrestris, Triton corthyphorus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 280 mm
- Body mass
- max 35.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24 years
- Activity
- Crepuscular, Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 8–54 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6583 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6584 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6XB2G · COL26.9