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fire salamander

noun

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  1. A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to…

    A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to Europe, related to the tiger salamander.

    • Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack.

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