#1866 · 🐸 amphibians

Alpine Salamander

🇳🇱 Alpenlandsalamander ·Salamandra atra

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The alpine salamander ( Salamandra atra ) is a shiny black salamander found in the central, eastern and Dinaric Alps, at altitudes above 700 m (2,300 ft). The western Alps are inhabited by a similar species, Lanza's alpine salamander ( Salamandra lanzai ), in only one small area. 5 in)) and the sex ratio is 1:1. Their life expectancy is at least 10 years. Unlike other salamanders, whose larvae are developed in water,...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,179iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,179 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768 (258 years ago).