photo by William Flaxington Common Name: Hell Hollow Slender SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachoseps diabolicusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 1.77 inches (45 mm) snout to vent, 4.3 inches (110 mm) total length The Hell Hollow Slender Salamander are most active during the cool rainy wet nights of late fall into winter. They… Continue reading Hell Hollow Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus)
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New Species of Siren – Seepage Siren (Siren sphagnicola)
photo by: Fedler et al., doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.1. A new species of siren has been described from coastal southeastern United States. Sirens are a type of aquatic salamanders that live a highly secretive lifestyle. They spend most of their time at the bottom of muddy ponds, swamps, and streams, making them hard to observe. The new species… Continue reading New Species of Siren – Seepage Siren (Siren sphagnicola)
Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
photo by Ryan Hagerty/USFWS Common Name: Barton Springs SalamanderScientific Name: Eurycea sosorumFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - TexasSize: 0.5 - 3 inches (1.27 - 7.62 cm) The Barton Springs Salamander is a federally endangered species and listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Vulnerable to… Continue reading Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
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)
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)
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)