The Siberian Salamander

I was watching one of the "Wild Russia" segments on Animal Planet HD TV cable and found out about this creature for the first time. They said and showed this salamander frozen solid which it can do for up to two years and still thaw out and reproduce and walk around and swim after being frozen for up to 2 years. They said this creature has antifreeze in its blood that makes it capable of doing this. Pretty Amazing for any creature that breathes here on earth!

Here is more information from Wikipedia under the heading  "Siberian Salmander":

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Siberian salamander

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Siberian salamander
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Salamandrella
Species:	S. keyserlingii
Binomial name
Salamandrella keyserlingii Dybowski, 1870

The Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii, is a species of salamander found in Northeast Asia. It is found primarily in Siberia, in wet woods and riparian groves. There are also outlying populations in northern Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and also in northeastern China and on the Korean Peninsula. It is believed extirpated from South Korea. An isolated population exists on Hokkaidō, Japan, in the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park. A breeding-ground of Siberian salamanders in Paegam, South Hamgyong, is designated North Korean natural monument #360.^[1]
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 (as low as -45°C). In some cases they have been known to remain frozen in permafrost for years, and upon thawing, walking off.[1]

External links

• Distribution map

Notes

1. ^ "합수도룡뇽살이터". Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

References

• Kuzmin, S., Ishchenko, V., Matsui, M., Wenge, Z. & Kaneko, Y. Salamandrella Keyserlingii. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Downloaded on 23 January 2010.
• "네발가락도롱뇽". Naver Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
• "AmphipiaWeb".