Salamandra salamandra

Jensino · May 25, 2017

Today I visited the forest. There are several springs in this area, which are perfect habitats for Fire Salamander larvae. A lot of larvae drift from the more turbid parts of those rivulets to small pools, where they accumulate. Because they are cramped together in those small water bodies, some specimen lost legs and tails to their siblings as you can see in the pictures. Ouch, that hurts!
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firedragon · May 26, 2017

awesome :O

juraj · May 26, 2017

I sometimes find Sss larvae in puddles on forest roads and they are always much bigger and stronger than those living in their typical habitat.

Jensino · Jun 24, 2018

I visited the same habitat again and there are still massive amounts of firesalamander larvae. I found several specimen in every cascade. :happy:

Jefferson · Jun 25, 2018

That's so cool! Never knew that Fire salamanders used cold running water like that to breed. I would have guessed they'd be more like American Ambystoma and be a pond-breeder. Keep up the good work!

supergrappler · Jun 26, 2018

I've never seen larval fire salamanders in the wild like this. Very cool!

NinjaNewt · Jun 27, 2018

That’s so cool!!

JM29 · Jun 28, 2018

Jefferson said:
That's so cool! Never knew that Fire salamanders used cold running water like that to breed. I would have guessed they'd be more like American Ambystoma and be a pond-breeder. Keep up the good work!

Yes. In the wild, Fire Salamanders lay down their larvae either in cold running streams, or in ponds. Larvae found in ponds usely have more developed gills (less oxygen) than in streams.

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