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Fire salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders

Gif in sy velEet: InsekteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The fire salamander is a black amphibian with bright yellow, and sometimes red or orange, markings. It lives in forests across most of southern and central Europe. Its bright colours warn predators that its skin is poisonous.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Most of southern and central Europe, including the Balkans and Spain1

Europa

Tuis

Fire salamanders live in forests, especially deciduous woodland in hilly areas. They hide under fallen leaves, wood, stones and mossy tree trunks. They need small, clean brooks or ponds nearby for their young to develop, and people may meet them in damp woodland, especially in the evening, at night or on rainy days.1

Lengte

15 cm tot 25 cm (5,9 in tot 9,8 in)1

Gewig

40 g (1,4 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It mainly eats insects, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, earthworms and slugs. It occasionally eats newts and young frogs. It catches small prey with its vomerine teeth or the back of its tongue, to which the prey sticks.1

Foto van Fire salamander — Fire salamander. Foto: Frank Vassen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Black with yellow spots or stripes; the amount of yellow varies, and some are almost completely black1
Shades of red or orange may appear, replacing or mixing with the yellow, depending on the subspecies1
Grows to 15 to 25 cm long, making it one of Europe's largest salamanders1
Males and females look very similar, except in the breeding season, when the male has a swollen gland near his vent1

Gifkrag

Gif in sy vel

Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

The fire salamander is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not inject venom with a bite. Its skin secretions contain alkaloid toxins, mainly samandarin, which cause strong muscle convulsions and high blood pressure, combined with fast breathing, in all vertebrates. Another alkaloid, samandarone, has also been found in its skin secretions. The poison comes from glands concentrated around the head and along the back.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Some compounds in its skin secretions are potentially dangerous to human life. Touching the animal or handling its skin can expose people to the poison.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its bright yellow, red or orange colours warn predators that it is poisonous, and it releases toxins from its skin glands.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand aan een geraak het: was die hande goed en moenie aan die oë of mond raak nie. As 'n kind of troeteldier een gelek of geëet het: bel 'n gifsentrum of jou noodnommer.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 40 skuifspelde

so lank soos 8 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ry

Hoe groot is Fire salamander in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Fire salamander omtrent 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

One fire salamander lived for more than 50 years in Museum Koenig, a natural history museum in Germany.1

Larvae do not make the poison. It develops as the salamander matures, in the ovaries, liver and testes.1

Its skin poison may also help protect it against bacterial and fungal infections of the skin.1

Its bright colours are a warning signal. Scientists call this aposematism, meaning the animal advertises that it is poisonous.1

Some subspecies give birth to live young, while others release larvae into water. Only two subspecies, fastuosa and bernadezi, give birth to fully formed young.1

In captivity, females can store sperm for a long time and use it to produce another clutch of eggs. This has not been seen in the wild.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Salamandra salamandra
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Salamandridae2
Orde: Caudata
Kontinente: Europa
Babas: Eggs develop inside the female, and she puts the larvae into water as they hatch. In some subspecies, the young develop inside the female until she gives birth to fully formed young.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 50 jaar1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, 2023)1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Fire salamander (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Salamandra salamandra (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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