Siberian salamander
Salamandrella keyserlingii Dybowski, 1870
The siberian salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii) is a species in the family Hynobiidae, order Caudata. Recorded adults weigh about 6.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the siberian salamander
- Weight
- 6.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 14.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 10 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 70src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the siberian salamander live?
Not recorded
What is the siberian salamander?
Salamandrella keyserlingii, the Siberian salamander, is a species of salamander found in Northeast Asia. It lives in wet woods and riparian groves.
From the Wikipedia article “Salamandrella keyserlingii” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salamandrella_keyserlingii&oldid=1341650976), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the siberian salamander endangered?
The siberian salamander is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the siberian salamander classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyHynobiidae
- genusSalamandrella
- SpeciesSalamandrella keyserlingii Dybowski, 1870
Synonyms Hynobius cristatus, Hynobius doii, Hynobius keyserlingii, Hynobius keyserlingii, Hynobius michnoi, Isodactylium wosnessenskyi, Salamandrella cristata, Salamandrella keyserlingii dilutiores, Salamandrella keyserlingii f. typica, Salamandrella keyserlingii keyserlingii, Salamandrella keyserlingii kostini, Salamandrella keyserlingii scvorzovi, Salamandrella keyserlingii sodeicampi, Salamandrella keyserlingii stvorzovi, Salamandrella keyserlingii var. austeri, Salamandrella keyserlingii var. dilutiores, Salamandrella keyserlingiii austeri, Salamandrella keyserlingiii var. austeri, Salamandrella skvorzovii, Salamandrella uralensis, Salamandrella wosnessenskyi, Turanomolge keyserlingii
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Dybowski's salamanderEnglish
- Dybowski's salamanderEnglish
- Dybowski's Siberian salamanderEnglish
- Dybowski's Siberian salamanderEnglish
- Manchurian salamanderEnglish
- Manchurian salamanderEnglish
- Siberian newtEnglish
- Siberian newtEnglish
- سمندل سيبيريArabic
- pamlok sibiřskýCzech
- Sibirisk salamanderDanish
- Sibirischer WinkelzahnmolchGerman
- Siberi igilikEstonian
- SiperiansalamanteriFinnish
- Salamandre de SibérieFrench
- Salamandrelle de SibérieFrench
- Szibériai szögletesfogú gőteHungarian
- szibériai szalamandraHungarian
- Salamandra siberianaItalian
- KitasanshouoJapanese
- キタサンショウウオJapanese
- 네발가락도롱뇽Korean
- 네발가락도룡뇽Korean
- Сибирийн гүлмэрMongolian
- SibirvinkelsalamanderNorwegian Bokmål
- Siberische LandsalamanderDutch
- Kątoząb syberyjskiPolish
- Salamandra siberianăRomanian
- Сибирский углозубRussian
- Четырёхпалый тритонRussian
- Sibirskii UglozubRussian
- sibirski močeradSlovenian
- Sibirisk vinkelsalamanderSwedish
- 极北鲵Chinese
- 極北鯢Chinese
Relatives of the siberian salamander
Other species in the same genus Salamandrella.
Far east salamander
Salamandrella tridactyla
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the siberian salamander?
An adult siberian salamander weighs 6.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the siberian salamander endangered?
The siberian salamander is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the siberian salamander?
The siberian salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii) belongs to the family Hynobiidae in the order Caudata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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