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Slovakia 2022

Fire salamander

(Salamandra salamandra) (Linnaeus, 1758)

Slovakia has some of the best preserved deciduous and conifer forests in all of Europe. Not surprisingly, fire salamanders are therefore abundant throughout the country.

I had a prolonged stay in Slovakia for the months of March, half of April and then the whole of June. This allowed for more observations of wildlife compared to my usual mid summer visits.

March

Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)

April

Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus)
Common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus)
Common tree frog (Hyla arborea)
Common tree frog (Hyla arborea)
Common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus)
Green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina)
Green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)
Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus)
Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgarus)
Green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)
Common tree frog (Hyla arborea)
Common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus)
Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus)
Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)
Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina)
Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina)
Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus)
Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina)

June

Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) as flipped
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) as flipped
Wild boars (Sus scrofa)
Beaver (Castor fiber)
Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
Pine marten (Martes martes)
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) skin
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Bears (June)

Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Wildcat (Felis silvestris)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

June (other fauna)

Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)
Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) chick
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Eastern slow worm (Anguis colchica)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) as flipped
Adder (Vipera berus)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) on the road at night
Suslik (Spermophilus citellus)

Camera traps (March-June)

Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Wolf (Canis lupus)
Wolf (Canis lupus)
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