Family

Ambystomatidae

23 species · Animals

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Mexican Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma velasci Dugès, 1888

Ambystoma velasci, the plateau tiger salamander, is a facultatively paedomorphic salamander primarily endemic to Mexico.

Mabee's Salamander

Ambystoma mabeei Bishop, 1928

Mabee's salamander (Ambystoma mabeei) is a mole salamander found in the southeastern US Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Ringed Salamander

Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886

Ambystoma annulatum, the ringed salamander, is an endemic terrestrial salamander of the central U.S. Ozark and Ouachita regions, threatened by clear-cutting.

Michoacan Stream Salamander

Ambystoma ordinarium Taylor, 1940

Ambystoma ordinarium is a salamander species found only in two high-elevation mountain streams in Puerto Hondo and nearby Puerto Garnica.

Tarahumara Salamander

Ambystoma rosaceum Taylor, 1941

Ambystoma rosaceum, the Tarhumara salamander, is a medium-sized adaptable salamander found in northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona.

Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)

The marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum, is a small sexually dimorphic mole salamander native to the eastern United States.

Mole Salamander

Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838)

Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a stocky US salamander with specific breeding and habitat preferences.

Mountain Stream Salamander

Ambystoma altamirani Dugès, 1895

Ambystoma altamirani, the mountain stream salamander, is a metamorphosing salamander native to highlands west and south of the Valley of Mexico.

Northwestern Salamander

Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859)

Ambystoma gracile is a salamander with two subspecies, varying neoteny with altitude, and distinct life stage feeding habits.

Long-toed Salamander

Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850

Ambystoma macrodactylum (long-toed salamander) is a widely distributed North American salamander named for its long outer fourth hind toe.

Western Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850

Ambystoma mavortium, the barred tiger salamander, is a large North American salamander found in western North America.

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum (Shaw & Nodder, 1798)

Ambystoma mexicanum, the axolotl, is a neotenic salamander widely used in regeneration and developmental research.

California Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma californiense Gray, 1853

Ambystoma californiense, the California tiger salamander, is a large endemic California amphibian with a threatened conservation status.

Michoacan Stream Salamander

Ambystoma rivulare (Taylor, 1940)

Ambystoma rivulare, the Michoacan Stream Salamander, is a mole salamander endemic to Mexico threatened by habitat loss with a low-diversity diet.

Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802)

Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a stout amphibian that breeds in forest vernal pools and has a symbiosis with algae.

Jefferson Salamander

Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)

Ambystoma jeffersonianum, the Jefferson salamander, is a burrowing nocturnal mole salamander native to northeastern North America.

Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855)

This summary covers the physical traits, habitat, and range of the small-mouth salamander Ambystoma texanum.

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)

Ambystoma tigrinum (tiger salamander) is a widely distributed North American terrestrial salamander that burrows and breeds in wetlands.

Streamside Salamander

Ambystoma barbouri Kraus & Petranka, 1989

Ambystoma barbouri, the streamside salamander, is a medium ambystomatid salamander found in parts of the U.S. Midwest.

Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856

This is the full species description for the blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale), covering its traits, range, habitat, and unique reproduction.

Cope's Giant Salamander

Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970

Dicamptodon copei is a rarely metamorphosing neotenic salamander that stays larval, reaching up to 19.5 cm long.

Pacific Giant Salamander

Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Dicamptodon tenebrosus, the coastal giant salamander, is North America’s largest terrestrial salamander, endemic to the Pacific Northwest.

California Giant Salamander

Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)

Dicamptodon ensatus, the California giant salamander, is an endemic vocal salamander found in Northern California’s damp coastal forests and waterways.