Fire Salamander Facts
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Hello, and welcome to our site. This site is devoted to displaying anything and everything about Fire Salamanders. To start off, we recommend reading some of the basic facts about the Fire Salamander below.
Fire Salamander Fact Table
Name: |
Fire Salamander |
Size: |
Fire Salamanders can grow to a maximum of eight inches. However, this varies greatly between species. |
Colorization: |
Fire Salamanders have patterned skin that has blotches of both black and another color, which is some kind of orange or yellow. This may be the source of their name. |
Weight: |
Fire Salamanders come in many different subspecies, all of which have different sizes and weights. However, they are on average a few ounces in weight. |
Scientific Name: |
Salamandra Salamandra |
Special Features: |
Fire Salamanders hare moist skin that helps them retain moisture and also secretes a toxin that deters predators. |
Scientific Family: |
Amphibia (Amphibians) |
 The orange morphed variation of the fire salamander | Fire Salamander Info The Fire Salamander is a small amphibian that inhabits the forests of Europe. They live under leaf-litter, and are very hard to notice if not disturbed. They defend themselves using a neurotoxin that is secreted from their skin, and their bright coloring and patterning, which inspired their names, also helps to deter predators.
Outside of nature, Fire Salamanders are sometimes kept as pets in captivity. They can be fed mealworms or crickets, and can live up to fifty years in captivity! They get their names form their brightly patterned skin, which helps alert predators to their toxicity, which is further explained in the "Special Adaptations" page. They are very interesting creatures, and can hardly be totally covered in the five pages here. However, if you want to know everything an average person could ever need or want to know in terms that the average person can understand, this is the site for you! |
Fun Facts
Below are listed a couple of interesting tidbits about fire salamanders and things related to them.
Fire Salamander Slang
Fire salamanders and salamanders in general are often referred to in the pet world as "sallies." We just thought you might want to know that!
 | Not Your Average SalamandridaAs we further explain in the "Life History" section of this site, the fire salamander has many unique characteristics that differ from other kinds of salamanders. Some give birth to live salamanders, others have tadpole-like larva, and some even swim like crocodiles! They come in almost limitless colorization patterns, and turn up in places that you'd never expect!
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