Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)---
Salamandra salamandra salamandra Don't have too many of those...
juvenile from NE Greece
old larva from Bulgaria
adult from Romania, sometimes considered a separate subspecies (
carpathica)
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Salamandra salamandra fastuosa ---
Salamandra salamandra bejarae – parts of Spain, spotted
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Salamandra salamandra bernardezi - parts of NW Spain, striped like fastuosa, but much smaller
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Salamandra salamandra alfredschmidti - like previous, but with some funny colour morphs (see also
http://www.sabine-deschandol.com/trip2007/trip2007.html)
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Salamandra salamandra gallaica - Galicia, Portugal, ...
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Salamandra salamandra gigliolii – (S) Italy, broad, wavy pattern
this pregnant female from N Italy might actually also be
gigliolii, or rather subsp.
salamandra… =>
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Salamandra salamandra morenica – parts of S Spain, often with red pigment
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Salamandra (salamandra) longirostris – restricted to isolated part of SW Spain, may represent full species; has a rather pointed snout and no red pigment (in contrast to nearby Spanish subspecies)
juvenile
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Salamandra salamandra crespoi; restricted to S Portugal; rather variable
male of uncertain subspecies (SE Portugal) in typical show-off pose, looking for a mate
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Salamandra salamandra terrestris From NE Spain (Catalonia), sometimes consider a different subspecies (
hispanica).
The rest is from my own home town.
female depositing larvae in ditch with floating leaves
another at water’s edge
spots tend to fade with age, as partially visible on this one’s flanks
larvae in the water
female swimming across dirty water
temporary home for a collection of 10 animals that were sampled for DNA (population genetic study) – note the orange one
daddy and a juvenile
mating
dissociated after mating, because … it was two male action in fact !
juv
orange and regular
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S.s. almanzoris, (disputed)
S.s. beschkovi, (disputed)
S.s. werneriCorsican fire salamander (Salamandra corsica) – more or less the same, but more stubby toes, shorter limbs and head, and often very irregular (but beautiful) spots
herpers in salamander habitat
Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra)---
Salamandra atra atraas flipped (left), with a terrestrial phase Alpine newt (
Ichthyosaura alpestris)
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Salamandra atra aurorae---
Salamandra atra pasubiensisLanza's Alpine Salamander (Salamandra lanzai)