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Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
71 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is a common species of salamander found in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant. Shades of red and orange may sometimes appear, either replacing or mixing with the yellow according to subspecies. This bright coloration is highly conspicuous and acts to deter predators by honest signalling of its toxicity (aposematism). Fire salamanders can have a very long lifespan; one specimen lived for more than 50 years in Museum Koenig, a German natural history museum. Despite its wide distribution and abundance, it is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to its susceptibility to infection by the introduced fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, which has caused severe declines in fire salamanders in parts of its range. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fire Salamander sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Smooth Newt
LC

Smooth Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lissotriton vulgaris

10–20% · With luck
Danube Crested Newt
LC

Danube Crested Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Triturus dobrogicus

5–10% · With luck
Italian Crested Newt
VU

Italian Crested Newt

Amphibian

Triturus carnifex

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
60–70%
2 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
9 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
11 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fire Salamander in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Fire Salamander sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fire Salamander in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Fire Salamander in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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