Salamandra infraimmaculata

Common name: the Near Eastern Fire Salamander

Conservation status: Near Threatened

Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Size: up to 320 mm

Description: upperside is black with yellow spots, underside is completely black

Habitat: various kinds of forests near water

Activity: nocturnal

Diet: various invertebrates

Reproduction: ovoviviparous

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