Fire salamander

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Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra IUCN Red List: Least Concern

New infectious diseases are a major threat to biodiversity. A fungal disease called chytrid, which kills frogs and toads, was first recognised in 1998 and has now spread to 60 countries across the world. In 2013, a new species of the fungus was disccovered in Fire Salamanders. Scientists think chytrid is responsible for the rapid decline of over 500 species of amphibian, including 90 extinctions.

This museum specimen is currently located in the “The Future in Our Hands” display case at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.