Fire Salamander

base stats

• NL sightings 14iNaturalist, research grade
• worldwide 62,148iNaturalist observations
• threat VUvulnerable

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

• 👀Spotted 14 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #16 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
• 🌍62,148 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
• 📜Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
• ⚠️Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
• 🇳🇱Dutch status: Only two populations of Salamandra salamandra in the Netherlands remain, which have been decimated by fungal disease. The populations are subject to habitat loss due to problematic water management of nearby villages and farmers..

fact sheet

English

Fire Salamander

Nederlands

Vuursalamander

scientific name

Salamandra salamandra

class

Amphibia

order

Caudata

family

Salamandridae

IUCN Red List

VU · vulnerable

Dutch status

Only two populations of Salamandra salamandra in the Netherlands remain, which have been decimated by fungal disease. The populations are subject to habitat loss due to problematic water management of nearby villages and farmers.

sightings in NL

14

sightings in Europe

58,389

sightings worldwide

62,148

GBIF records in NL

81

weight

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length

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lifespan

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named

1758

IUCN in Dutch: kwetsbaar. Blank means the sources don't say.