The Near Eastern fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) also called arouss al-ayn in Arabic, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the Levant: Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, along with possible records in Gaza. Its natural habitats are subtropical dry shrubland and forests, often near rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Near Eastern Fire Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Salamandra corsica
- Salamandra salamandra — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Salamandra
- Species
- Salamandra infraimmaculata
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