- Siberian salamander
Taxobox
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
name = Siberian salamander
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
subclassis =Lissamphibia
ordo =Caudata
familia =Hynobiidae
genus = "Salamandrella "
species = "S. keyserlingii"
binomial = "Salamandrella keyserlingii"
binomial_authority = Dybowski, 1870The Siberian salamander, "Salamandrella keyserlingii", is a species ofsalamander found inNortheast Asia . It is found primarily inSiberia , inwet woods andriparian groves. There are also outlying populations in northernKazakhstan andMongolia , and also in northeasternChina and on theKorean Peninsula . It is believed extirpated fromSouth Korea . An isolated population exists onHokkaidō , Japan, in theKunishiro wetland. A breeding-ground of Siberian salamanders inPaegam ,South Hamgyong , is designatedNorth Korean natural monument #360. [cite web|url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=280134&v=44|title=합수도룡뇽살이터|work=Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture|accessdate=2007-06-11]Adults are from 9 to 12.5 centimeters in length. Their bodies are bluish-brown in color, with a purple stripe along the back. There are thin dark brown stripes between and around the eyes, and also sometimes on the tail. There are four clawless toes on each foot. The tail is longer than the body.
A single egg sac contains 50-80 eggs on average, with a single female typically laying up to 240 eggs in a season. The light-brown eggs hatch three to four weeks after being laid, releasing larval salamanders of 11-12 mm in length.
The species is known for surviving deep freezes. In some cases they have been known to remain frozen in
permafrost for years, and upon thawing, walking off. [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918902.200-science-how-salamanders-survive-the-deep-freeze-.html]Notes
References
*IUCN2006|year=2004|title=Salamandrella keyserlingii|assessors= Kuzmin, S., Ishchenko, V., Matsui, M., Wenge, Z. & Kaneko, Y.|id=59114|downloaded=2007-06-10
*cite web|url=http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=756322|title=네발가락도롱뇽|work=Naver Encyclopedia|accessdate=2007-06-11
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