photo by Brad M. Glorioso Common Name: Cope's Giant SalamanderScientific Name:Â Dicamptodon copeiFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: United States - Oregon and WashingtonSize: 2.5 - 4.4 inches (6.5 - 11.4 cm) snout to vent length, 8 inches (20.5 cm) max total length The Cope's Giant Salamander is a large salamander found in the Pacific Northwest… Continue reading Cope’s Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei)
Category: Other Amphibian of the Week
Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
photo by Richard Bartz Common Name: Alpine NewtScientific Name: Ichthyosaura alpestrisFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UkraineSize: 4.7 inches (12 cm) The Alpine Newt lives throughout central Europe and has been introduced… Continue reading Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
Tennessee Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus)
photo by wikiuser Sesamehoneytart Common Name: Tennessee Cave SalamanderScientific Name:Â Gyrinophilus palleucusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander family Location: Alabama, Georgia, and TennesseeSize: 9 inches (22.86 cm) The Tennessee Cave Salamander is a neotenic salamander found in caves in the southern Appalachian Mountains. It is the official amphibian of the state of Tennessee. There are two subspecies, the… Continue reading Tennessee Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus)
Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Common Name: Eastern Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma tigrinumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United States, Canada, and MexicoUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and WisconsinSize: 7… Continue reading Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
photo by USGS Common Name: Greater SirenScientific Name:Â Siren lacertinaFamily: Sirenidae - Siren familyLocation: United State -Â Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and VirginiaSize: 19.5 - 38 inches (50 - 98 cm) The Greater Siren lives in ditches, canals, lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams in the Southeastern United States. It is the largest… Continue reading Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
photo by Luca Tringali Common Name: Northern Spectacled SalamanderScientific Name: Salamandrina perspicillataFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: ItalySize: 1.3 inches for Snout to Vent, 3.3 inches for Total Length The Northern and Southern Spectacled Salamander used to be only one species until they were split in 2005 due to genetics. The Northern Spectacled Salamander lives in the northern and central parts of… Continue reading Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus)
photo by photo by V31S70 Common Name:Â Japanese Giant SalamanderScientific Name:Â Andrias japonicusFamily: CryptobranchidaeLocation: JapanSize: 11.8 inches - 4.9 feet (30 - 150 cm) The Japanese Giant Salamander is the 2nd largest salamander in the world. It can reach around 5 feet long and can reach over 50 pounds. The salamander can live a long time, over 50 years!… Continue reading Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus)
Banna Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus)
Common Name: Banna CaecilianScientific Name: Ichthyophis bannanicusFamily: IchthyophiidaeLocation: China, Laos, Vietnam, and MyanmarSize: 14.9 inches / 38 mm long Like most caecilians, not that much is known about the Banna Caecilian because of their secret, burrowing life style. The adult form of the Banna Caecilian is terrestrial while the larval form is aquatic. The adults spend their… Continue reading Banna Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus)
Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)
photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Green SalamanderScientific Name: Aneides aeneusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: The United States - Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and MarylandSize: 3 - 5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm) The Green Salamander lives in the Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United… Continue reading Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)
Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Common MudpuppyScientific Name:Â Necturus maculosusFamily: Proteidae - Mudpuppy and Waterdog familyLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,… Continue reading Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)