Anderson's Salamander by Henk Wallays Common Names: Anderson's Salamander, AchoqueScientific Name: Ambystoma andersoniFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: MexicoSize: 4 - 5.5 inches (100 - 140 mm) The Anderson's Salamander lives in the Laguna de Zacapu in the Mexican state of Michoacán at elevations of over 6500 feet (2000 meters). They are a neotenic species… Continue reading Anderson’s Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)
Category: Other Amphibian of the Week
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Frosted Flatwoods SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma cingulatumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: United States - Florida, Georgia, and South CarolinaSize: 3.5 - 5.3 inches (9-13.5 cm) The Frosted Flatwoods Salamander is a medium sized salamander. They live in the coastal plains of the southeast United States. They are listed as… Continue reading Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)
photo by John P. Clare Common Name: Red Hills SalamanderScientific Name: Phaeognathus hubrichtiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - AlabamaSize: 10.5 inches (27 cm) The Red Hills Salamander is the state amphibian of Alabama, the only state it can be found in. More specifically, it lives in the Red Hills region of southern… Continue reading Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
photo by William Flaxington Common Name: California Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon ensatusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander FamilyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.7 - 12 inches (17 - 30.48 cm) for terrestrial forms, 13 inches (33.02 cm) for aquatic The California Giant Salamander is found in northwestern coastal forests of California with cold streams and… Continue reading California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Dwarf WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus punctatusFamily: ProteidaeLocations: United States - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 7.5 inches The Dwarf Waterdog is the smallest species of genus Necturus. Like all members of the species, they are aquatic and keep their gills throughout their life. Not much is known about… Continue reading Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)
Varagua Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Varagua CaecilianScientific Name: Gymnopis multiplicataFamily: DermophiidaeLocations: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 2 inches Like most caecilian species, the Varagua Caecilian is a mysterious species of caecilian that not much is known about. They are a fossorial species, spending most of their time underground, even up to 3… Continue reading Varagua Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
photo by Rainer Theuer Common Name: Northern Crested Newt, Great Crested Newt, and Warty NewtScientific Name: Triturus cristatusFamily: SalamandridaeLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United KingdomSize: 6 inches (15.24 cm) The Great… Continue reading Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Misty Salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
photo by Henk Wallays Common Name: Misty Salamander, Clouded SalamanderScientific Name: Hynobius nebulosusFamily: Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamander FamilyLocation: JapanSize: 5 inches total length The Misty Salamander is found only in Japan on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and on Ikishima. During the mating season, males stake out territory and will defend them from other… Continue reading Misty Salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
Bell’s False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii)
photo by Sean Michael Rovito Common Name: Bell's False Brook Salamander or Bell's SalamanderScientific Name: Isthmura bellii Family: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocation: MexicoSize: 14 inches (36 cm) The Bell's False Brook Salamander is the largest salamander in the family Plethodontidae - the Lungless Salamander. As the family name suggests, the salamander lacks lungs and breaths… Continue reading Bell’s False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii)
Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
photo by Peter Paplanus Common Name: Ringed SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma annulatumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: Arkansas, Missouri, and OklahomaSize: 10 inches (25.4 cm) max, generally 5.5 to 7 inches (14 - 18 cm) The Ringed Salamander lives in the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Like most salamanders of the… Continue reading Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)