Alpine Salamander
997576
205265089
2008-04-13T04:11:00Z
Escarbot
1554195
robot Adding: [[hu:Alpesi szalamandra]]
{{Taxobox
| name = Alpine Salamander
| status = LC
| trend = down
| image = Salamandra atra.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| ordo = [[Caudata]]
| familia = [[Salamandridae]]
| genus = ''[[Salamandra]]''
| species = '''''S. atra'''''
| binomial = ''Salamandra atra''
| binomial_authority = [[Joseph Nicolai Laurenti|Laurenti]], 1768
| range_map = Salamandra atra dis.png
| range_map_width = 220px
}}
The '''Alpine Salamander''' ('''''Salamandra atra''''') is a shiny black [[salamander]]. It is found in the [[Central Alps|Central]] and [[Eastern Alps]], at altitudes above 700 [[meter]]s. Adult Alpine Salamanders are approximately 9 to 14 [[centimetre|cm]] in length. Their life expectancy is at least ten years.
It is an [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]] [[Amphibia|amphibian]], giving birth to two live young. Generally, at altitudes of 650-1,000 metres, a pregnancy lasts 2 years, and at altitudes of 1,400 to 1,700 metres, the pregnancy lasts 3 years.
A subspecies, the Golden Alpine Salamander (''Salamandra atra aurorae''), is classified as being [[Critically Endangered]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] 2002. This subspecies has golden or yellow spots on its back.
==References==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Andreone ''et al''|year=2004|id=19843|title=Salamandra atra|downloaded=09 May 2006}} Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
== External links ==
*{{cite web |url=http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/amphib_query?table=amphib&special=one_record&where-genus=Salamandra&where-species=atra |title=AmphibiaWeb: ''Salamandra atra'' |author=Arie van der Meijden |date=[[1999-12-30]]}}
{{wikispecies|Salamandra atra}}
[[Category:Salamanders]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Europe]]
[[de:Alpensalamander]]
[[fr:Salamandre noire]]
[[it:Salamandra atra]]
[[hu:Alpesi szalamandra]]
[[nl:Alpenlandsalamander]]
[[pl:Salamandra czarna]]
[[pt:Salamandra atra]]
[[ru:Альпийская саламандра]]
[[uk:Європейська чорна саламандра]]