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title: "Alpine Salamander"
description: "Salamandra atra — Amphibians. The alpine salamander (Salamandra atra) is a black salamander that can be found in the Alps, and through the mountainous range in Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/alpine-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alpine Salamander

> Salamandra atra — Amphibians. The alpine salamander (Salamandra atra) is a black salamander that can be found in the Alps, and through the mountainous range in Europe.

- Scientific name: *Salamandra atra*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 4120
- Wikidata: [Q259425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259425)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27735](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27735)

## Names

- en: Alpine Salamander
- de: Alpensalamander
- es: Salamandra Alpina
- fr: Salamandre noire
- nl: Alpenlandsalamander
- pl: Salamandra czarna

## Countries with the most observations

AT (1516), DE (953), CH (778), IT (452), SI (169), HR (15), LI (8), AL (3)

## Summary

The alpine salamander (Salamandra atra) is a black salamander that can be found in the Alps, and through the mountainous range in Europe. It is a member of the genus Salamandra. The species name, atra, is derived from the Latin ater, meaning dull black. The colour of salamanders has evolved over time, as some species are completely monochrome black, and others have yellow spotting and marks. Their life expectancy is at least 10 years. There are four subspecies of the alpine salamander, with varied distribution and physical colour. Unlike other salamanders, whose larvae develop in water, the alpine salamander and its…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_salamander

## Photo

![Alpine Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alpine-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224572390

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/alpine-salamander?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).