photo by Andreas Schlüter Common Name: Ringed CaecilianScientific Name: Siphonops annulatusFamily: SiphonopidaeLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 17.7 inches (450 mm) The Ringed Caecilian has the largest distribution of any terrestrial caecilian, covering most of South America. It has been suggested that it might be many different species but… Continue reading Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)
Category: Other Amphibian of the Week
Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
photo by John P. Clare Common Name: Coastal Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon tenebrosusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: Canada and United StatesUS Locations: Washington, California, and OregonSize: 2.5 to 6.75 inches (6.25 - 17 cm); record length - 13 inches (34 cm) The Coastal Giant Salamander is one of the largest terrestrial salamanders in… Continue reading Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Southern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus)
photo by USGS Common Name: Southern Dwarf SirenScientific Name: Pseudobranchus axanthusFamily: Sirenidae Location: United States - FloridaSize: 10 inches or 25 cm max The Southern Dwarf Siren is only found in Florida. Just like all Sirens, they lack hind legs and just like other Dwarf Sirens, they only have 3 toes on their feet. There… Continue reading Southern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus)
Four Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Four Toed Salamander by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Four Toed SalamanderScientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatumFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Connecticut, Maryland, Georgia, Arkansas, Delaware, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Michigan, Alabama, Vermont, New Jersey, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Ohio, New York, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maine, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi,… Continue reading Four Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Fire Salamander photo by wikiuser Didier Descouens Common Name: Fire SalamanderScientific Name: Salamandra SalamandraFamily: Salamandridae Location: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and UkraineSize: 5.9 - 10 inches (150 - 250 mm) The Fire Salamander… Continue reading Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
photo by Henk Wallays Common Name: Spotted SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma maculatumFamily: Ambystomatidae- Mole Salamander FamilyLocation: United States and CanadaUS States Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,… Continue reading Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Taita African Caecilian (Boulengerula taitana)
image by wikiuser Milvus Common Name: Taita African Caecilian, Taita Hills Caecilian, and Taita Mountains CaecilianScientific Name: Boulengerula taitanaFamily: HerpelidaeLocation: KenyaSize: 1.1 feet or 348 mm Like most caecilians, the Taita African Caecilian spends most of its life underground. They do come to the surface to move easier when it's raining but otherwise, they are down… Continue reading Taita African Caecilian (Boulengerula taitana)
Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)
The Red Salamander is found in the eastern United States
Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Chinese Giant Salamander by ZSL Common Name: Chinese Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Andrias davidianusFamily: Cryptobranchidae- Giant Salamander familyLocation: ChinaIntroduced Locations: Taiwan and JapanSize: 5.9 feet (180 cm) The Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest salamander and amphibian in the world. They are described as a living fossil. A living fossil is an organism that closely resemble… Continue reading Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Olm (Proteus anguinus)
photo by Arne Hodalič Common Name: Olm or Blind Cave SalamanderScientific Name: Proteus anguinusFamily: ProteidaeLocation: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, and SloveniaIntroduced: FranceSize: 9 - 10 inches (23 - 25 cm), 11.8 inches (30 cm) max The Olm is a bizarre creature that lurks under the surface of the Balkans. This weird salamander is found… Continue reading Olm (Proteus anguinus)