That is an amazing specimen. I have never seen the black ones before. In Germany we have the yellow ones and I think they are called fire salamander. Beatiful creatures. I must say I find amphibia particularly interesting in the animal kingdom. My favourites as a child were newts which we had plenty in the pond. In Costa Rica where I live now I haven't seen any amphibia but frogs. And frogs we have plenty, including the dart poison frogs and the Kermit The Frog frog which was discover last year I think.