Near Eastern fire salamander [SEP] parent taxon
Near Eastern fire salamander
The Near Eastern fire salamander or arouss al ayn ("Salamandra infraimmaculata") is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are subtropical dry shrubland and forests, often near rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description.
This species is a black salamander with yellow spots on its back as warning coloration, but none on its belly. It has smooth, shiny skin
Bedriaga, 1883 – African fire salamander
- "S. corsica" Savi, 1838 – Corsican fire salamander
- "S. infraimmaculata" Martens, 1885 – Near Eastern fire salamander (arouss al ayn)
- "S. longirostris" Joger & Steinfartz, 1994 – south Iberian fire salamander
Confirmed hosts of "Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans".
The fire salamander is under threat or has been extinct in certain regions such as the south of the Netherlands and the East of Belgium by the propagation of mycose "Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans" origin