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Fire salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Description:

About 15-17 cm long.

Habitat:

Coniferus forest, About 1500 m.a.s.l.

Notes:

This bright coloration is highly conspicuous and acts to deter predators by honest signalling of its toxicity. Fire salamanders can have a very long lifespan.

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5 Comments

zosia.sanchez
zosia.sanchez 2 years ago

wow!

syzygy
syzygy 2 years ago

Serious! ( :

Sci-fi analogue fits, but what if as a huge, ancient amphibian?... ( :

Great photos of a magnificent creature anyhow!

Marek Koszorek
Marek Koszorek 2 years ago

Thank you 😃

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 2 years ago

Wonderful! The first shot could be out of any sci-fi movie!!!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 2 years ago

Beautiful,Marek!

Marek Koszorek
Spotted by
Marek Koszorek

Greece

Spotted on Sep 6, 2021
Submitted on Sep 6, 2021

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