photo by Fredlyfish4 Common Name: Blackbellied Salamander, Blackbelly SalamanderScientific Name: Desmognathus quadramaculatusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South CarolinaSize: 4 - 7 inches (10.2 - 17.8 cm) The Blackbellied Salamander is a member of the family Plethodontidae, the largest family of salamanders. These salamanders… Continue reading Blackbellied Salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus)
Category: Other Amphibian of the Week
Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)
photo by Will Flaxington Common Name: Columbia Torrent SalamanderScientific Name: Rhyacotriton kezeriFamily: Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamander familyLocation: US - Oregon and WashingtonSize: 2 inches (5 cm) Snout to Vent length The Columbia Torrent Salamander lives along the west coast of the US in cold, clear streams of old growth forests. The whole family Rhyacotritonidae used to be… Continue reading Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)
One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)
by Dan Hipes Common Name: One Toed Amphiuma, Conger Eel, and Congo EelScientific Name:Â Amphiuma pholeterFamily: Amphiumidae - the Amphiuma familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and MississippiSize: 8.6 - 13Â inches (22-33 cm) The One Toed Amphiuma is found only around the Florida panhandle region, extending into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. They are a nocturnal,… Continue reading One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Caphoto by John Cleckler Common Name: California Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma californienseFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.3 - 9.4 inches (16 - 24 cm) The California Tiger Salamander is a large, fossorial salamander found only in California. They are poor burrowers and rely on other animals, such as ground squirrels or… Continue reading California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
photo by Daiju Azuma Common Name: Barred Tiger Salamander, Western Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma mavortiumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander FamilyLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and WyomingSize: 12 inches (30.48 cm) The Western Tiger Salamander is… Continue reading Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
photo by wikiuser Pengo Common Name: Iberian Ribbed Newt, Spanish Ribbed Newt, or Sharp-ribbed SalamanderScientific Name: Pleurodeles waltlFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Morocco, Portugal, and SpainSize: 1 foot (31.2 cm) The Iberian Ribbed Newt lives in permeant and semi-permanent bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. They rarely leave the water, only leaving once the ponds start… Continue reading Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
photo by Ryan Kaldari Common Name: California Slender SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachoseps attenuatusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - California and OregonSize: 5.2 inches total length, 2 inches snout to vent The California Slender Salamander can be easily found in the northern half of California and a little bit in southwest Oregon. Like all salamanders from… Continue reading California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus)
by Robert Arkle Common Name: Idaho Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon aterrimusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: United States - Idaho and MontanaSize: 6.7 - 9.8 inches (17 - 25 cm), max - 13 inches (33 cm) The Idaho Giant Salamander is a fairly large terrestrial salamander found in the Rocky Mountains under rocks and logs. They… Continue reading Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus)
Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
photo by Brad M. Glorioso Common Name: Gulf Coast WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus beyeriFamily: Proteidae - Waterdog and Mudpuppy family Location: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and MississippiSize: 8.6 inches (22 cm) The Gulf Coast Waterdog lives under logs, rocks, and other objects in streams in the southeastern United States. These aquatic salamanders retain their… Continue reading Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
Gold Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)
photo by wikiuser Drow male Common Name: Gold Striped SalamanderScientific Name: Chioglossa lusitanicaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Spain and PortugalSize: 6.5 inches (164 mm) The Gold Striped Salamander can be found in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula. near clear, well oxygenated, slightly acidic streams. The salamanders are terrestrial (lives on land) and nocturnal (active at night). The… Continue reading Gold Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)