Salamandra Habitats.

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There is a large international diversity on this forum, and I was wondering, those of you who live within Salamandra locality ranges, do you have any pictures of the habitats within which you encounter them?

'Im a big fan of naturalistic settings and enclosures and up until now I've been keeping my Salamandra localities in generic wood land style set ups. How ever I was wondering if any one had any more specific information on the natural habitats of these Caudates.

so far all i've found is http://caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40180&highlight=Salamandra+Habitats.


Thanks for reading.

Marco.
 
There u go

First one is from the western Alps, near Cuneo
Second from near Genova
Third from the northern Apennines
Fourth from Central Italy: Parco Nazionale D'Abruzzo

Ciao
 

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When I lived in Dordogne, I used to find them in similar habitats that the one shown, deciduous woodlands, with a majority of oak and sweet chestnuts.

However I knew of a (now extinct :() population in a built-up area of Bordeaux that was living in a landscaped park, I could find them in a meadow area that was by a well-developed hedge (sorry I do not know all the species names in English, they was bay trees, hazelnuts, etc) in witch was the vernal pool they were breeding in. (The last time I saw a salamander there was about 7 years ago, I had a look two years ago and found that the pond was filled-in for health and safety reason by the boy scout brigade that used the park, thus destroying the population...)

Both populations were s. s. terrestris
 
That is a sad tale...

@ Franceschino - thanks for the photos, there very helpful. a very beautiful forest aswell.
 
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