Provence amphibian: fire salamander

Fire salamander: illustrated description

  • The fire salamander has 4 digits on their front feet and 5 digits on their back feet.
  • The hind legs of a fire salamander are not webbed.
  • The fire salamander is ovoviviparous: it gives birth to actual small salamanders (which aren’t fully developed yet).
  • Its average length is around 155 mm (either male or female), and can go up to 28 cm. It’s greater than a palmate newt‘s length or a great crested newt‘s.

Fire salamander: scientific classification

  • Domain: biota
  • Kingdom: animalia
  • Phylum: chordata
  • Class: amphibia
  • Order: urodela
  • Family: salamandridae
  • Genus: salamandra
  • Species: Salamandra salamandra
Sources:
"Guide des amphibiens d'Europe" d'A. & C. NÖLLERT / Publisher: Delachaux & Niestlé (book in French)
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