Fire salamander

Key facts

• Fire salamander lives in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.
• Group: Reptiles and amphibians.
• It weighs about 40 g (1.41 oz).
• A typical adult is about 20 cm (7.87 in) long.
• It lives about 15 years.
• Diet: insectivore.
• Habitat: forest.
• Old stories said fire salamanders lived in flames because they crawled out of logs that people tossed on fires.