Salamanders of the U.S.
Salamander diversity is highest in the U.S., but despite this, these animals are often poorly understood and rarely seen. I have begun a project to document as many species of U.S. salamanders as possible. This documentation, not only will highlight natural habitats of these species, but will also document them for the Meet Your Neighbours biodiversity project. Below is a list of American species. Highlighted species are those I've managed to find and photograph (click on the highlighted species to see the photos). This list will be updated as I add more species to the list. 21.0% (40 of 190 species) so far! Stay tuned!
Starred (*) species are those with higher IUCN designations greater than Least Concern (i.e., Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Threatened, Endangered, and Critically Endangered, and Extinct).
Ambystomatidae
Ringed Salamander
Streamside Salamander*
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander*
California Tiger Salamander*
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander*
Northwestern Salamander
Jefferson Salamander
Blue-spotted Salamander
Mabee's Salamander
Long-toed Salamander
Barred Tiger Salamander
Small-Mouthed Salamander
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Amphiumidae
Two-toed Amphiuma
One-toed Amphiuma*
Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchidae
Hellbender*
Dicamptodontidae
Idaho Giant Salamander
Cope's Giant Salamander
California Giant Salamander
Plethodontidae
Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander
Desert Slender Salamander
California Slender Salamander
Fairview Slender Salamander
Inyo Mountains Salamander*
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Gregarious Slender Salamander
San Simeon Slender Salamander
Sequoia Slender Salamander
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Garden Slender Salamander
Lesser Slender Salamander
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Kings River Slender Salamander*
Relictual Slender Salamander
Kern Plateau Salamander*
Kern Canyon Slender Salamander*
Tehachapi Slender Salamander*
Plethodontidae Cont.
Dark-sided Salamander
Northern Two-lined Salamander
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander
Salado Salamander*
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Three-lined Salamander
Junaluska Salamander*
Cascade Caverns Salamander*
Cave Salamander
Many-ribbed Salamander
San Marcos Salamander*
Georgetown Salamander*
Texas Salamander*
Fern Bank Salamander
Dwarf Salamander
Texas Blind Salamander*
Blanco Blind Salamander
Barton Springs Salamander*
Grotto Salamander
Ouachita Streambed Salamander
Jollyville Plateau Salamander*
Comal Blind Salamander*
Valdina Farms Salamander
Oklahoma Salamander*
Georgia Blind Salamander*
Austin Blind Salamander*
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
Berry Cave Salamander*
Tennessee Cave Salamander*
West Virginia Spring Salamander*
Four-toed Salamander
Mud Salamander
Many-lined Salamander
Patch-nosed Salamander
Clouded Salamander*
Black Salamander*
Sacramento Mountains Salamander
Arboreal Salamander
Wandering Salamander*
Cumberland Dusky Salamander*
Seepage Salamander*
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
Southern Dusky Salamander
Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Plethodontidae Cont.
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Northern Dusky Salamander
Imitator Salamander
Shovel-nosed Salamander
Seal Salamander
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Ocoee Salamander
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
Northern Pygmy Salamander
Flat-headed Salamander
Black-bellied Salamander
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
Black Mountain Dusky Salamander
Pygmy Salamander
Limestone Salamander*
Mount Lyell Salamander
Shasta Salamander*
Red Hills Salamander*
Catahoula Salamander - EXTINCT
Western Slimy Salamander
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander*
Ozark Salamander
Scott Bar Salamander*
Tellico Salamander
Caddo Mountain Salamander*
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Northern Zigzag Salamander
Northern Ravine Salamander
Del Norte Salamander*
Fourche Mountain Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Valley and Ridge Salamander
Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Jordan's Salamander*
Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
Louisiana Slimy Salamander
South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander*
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodontidae Cont.
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Jemez Mountains Salamander*
Cheat Mountain Salamander*
Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander
Rich Mountain Salamander*
Cow Knob Salamander*
Ravine Salamander
Savannah Slimy Salamander
Sequoyah Slimy Salamander
Southern Red-backed Salamander
Shenandoah Salamander*
Big Levels Salamander*
Red-legged Salamander*
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander*
Southern Appalachian Salamander
Van Dyke's Salamander
South Carolina Slimy Salamander
Western Red-backed Salamander
Southern Zigzag Salamander
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander*
Wehrle's Salamander
Weller's Salamander*
Proteidae
Alabama Waterdog*
Gulf Coast Waterdog
Neuse River Waterdog*
Mudpuppy
Dwarf Waterdog
Rhyacotritonidae
Columbia Torrent Salamander*
Olympic Torrent Salamander*
Southern Torrent Salamander
Salamandridae
Black-spotted Newt*
Striped Newt*
Red-bellied Newt
Sierra Newt
California Newt
Sirenidae
Southern Dwarf Siren
Northern Dwarf Siren
Lesser Siren
Greater Siren