Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) amongst dead leaves on forest floor, Plitvice National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on fallen leaves, Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on tree trunk beside river, Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European / Fire salamander, (Salamandra salamandra) portrait, Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Döerr / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on tree, Piatra Craiului National Park, Transylvania, Southern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, October 2008

Solvin Zankl / European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Germany

Inaki Relanzon / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on rock in stream, Pyrenees, Navarra region, Spain.

Inaki Relanzon / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on rock in stream, Pyrenees, Navarra region, Spain.

Hans Christoph Kappel / European (fire) salamander

Martin Gabriel / European (Fire) salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Germany

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Common Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Bert Willaert / Yellow-striped fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra fastuosa), French Pyrenees, France, April.

Chris Mattison / Corsican salamander (Salamandra corsica), captive, occurs Corisca

Chris Mattison / Italian fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra gigliolii) captive from Calabria, Italy

Chris Mattison / Portuguese fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra gallaica), captive, occurs Europe.

Chris Mattison / Corsican salamander (Salamandra corsica), captive, occurs Corsica

Chris Mattison / Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), captive, occurs in USA

Chris Mattison / European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra gigliolii) subspecies, Monte Pecoraro, Calabria, Italy, May

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) female displaying, Kostel, Slovenia, March, meetyourneighbours.net project

Daniel Heuclin / Banded salamander (Salamandra salamandra terrestris) France, captive

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on rock. Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, June.

Konrad Wothe / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) walking, Bulgaria

Stephen Dalton / Fire / European Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss, Europe

Stephen Dalton / European / Fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} on moss, controlled conditions, UK

Inaki Relanzon / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) by a waterfall in the forest, Montseny National Park, Barcelona, Spain. October 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) by a waterfall in the forest, Montseny National Park, Barcelona, Spain.

Luis Quinta / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on lichen covered rock, Alentejo, Portugal

Luis Quinta / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in shallow water, Alentejo, Portugal

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on forest floor, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathians, Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathians, Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} in habitat beside stream, Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Juan Carlos Munoz / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Juan Carlos Munoz / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} in habitat, Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Juan Carlos Munoz / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} in habitat, Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Fire / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Aiguestortes i Sant Maurici National Park, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain, August

Wild Wonders of Europe / Döerr / European / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Piatra Craiului National Park, Transylvania, Southern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, October 2008

Bruno D'Amicis / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest floor, Eastern Slovakia

Bruno D'Amicis / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest floor, Eastern Slovakia

Bruno D'Amicis / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest floor, Eastern Slovakia

Bruno D'Amicis / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest floor, Eastern Slovakia

Albert Lleal / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on Maindenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris), El Montseny Natural Park, Spain

Thomas Marent / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Switzerland

Michel Poinsignon / European Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Lorraine, France

Michel Poinsignon / European Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Lorraine, France

Michel Poinsignon / European Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Lorraine, France

Michel Poinsignon / European Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Lorraine, France

Albert Lleal / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on leaf-covered forest floor, Catalonia, Spain

Thomas Marent / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) portrait, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on rock, Switzerland

Jean E. Roche / Alpine salamander {Salmandra atra} Austria

Fabio Liverani / European salamander pair mating {Salamandra salamandra} Italy. Warning colours

Fabio Liverani / European salamander larva {Salamandra salamandra} Italy - note external gills

Fabio Liverani / European salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Italy. Warning colours

Fabio Liverani / European salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Italy. Warning colours

Fabio Liverani / European salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Italy. Warning colours

Fabio Liverani / Alpine salamander {Salamandra atra} Italy

Fabio Liverani / Salamander {Salamandra lanzai} with ? one leg missing, Italy

Fabio Liverani / Salamander {Salamandra lanzai} Italy

Fabio Liverani / Salamander adult with young {Salamandra lanzai} Italy

Fabio Liverani / Alpine salamander {Salamandra atra} Italy

Fabio Liverani / Alpine salamander {Salamandra atra} Italy

Dietmar Nill / Two European salamanders in water {Salamandra salamandra} Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Striped European (fire) salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Germany

Klaus Echle / Banded salamander {Salamandra salamandra terrestris} beside stream, Germany

Dave Watts / European / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) France

Dave Watts / European / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) France

Philippe Clement / European salamander with young {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / European salamander on rock {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / European salamander with young {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / European salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / European salamander on rock {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / European salamander portrait {Salamandra salamandra} Belgium

Martin Gabriel / European fire salamander in breeding pool {Salamandra salamandra} Bavaria, Germany

Fabio Liverani / European salamander larva {Salamandra salamandra} Italy Note external gills

Fabio Liverani / European salamander larva {Salamandra salamandra} Italy Note external gills

Fabio Liverani / European salamander larva {Salamandra salamandra} Italy Note external gills

Fabio Liverani / European salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Italy - southern race with yellow predominating

Fabio Liverani / European salamander pair mating {Salamandra salamandra} Italy Warning colours

Dietmar Nill / Two European salamanders {Salamandra salamandra} Germany

Martin Gabriel / European / Fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} in breeding colours, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Striped european / fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Striped European / Fire salamander (S. salamandra) Germany.

Fabio Liverani / Alpine salamander portrait {Salamandra atra} Italy

John Cancalosi / European / Fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Hungary

Artur Tabor / Salamander {Salamandra maculosa} Gorce Mountains

Jose B. Ruiz / European salamander egg, Spain

Fabio Liverani / European salamander - adult showing warning colours, Italy