Name

Salamandra salamandra

fire salamander

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Caudata

Family: Salamandridae

Genus: Salamandra

Species: salamandra

Habitat

Preferably on forest floors and in general in any plant community in a humid and shady environment, although it seeks out freshwater areas (ponds, pylons, etc.) to reproduce.

Feeding

Carnivorous. Predator of small invertebrates.

Distribution

Western Palaearctic. Widely distributed on the Iberian Peninsula except in the driest areas.

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC), with declining populations. In Spain it is considered vulnerable (VU)

Additional information

Characteristic black and yellow colouring (sometimes with reddish spots). Rounded tail section. Large paratoid glands