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. 36 of 190 species so far! Stay tuned!
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
Spotted Salamander
Barred Tiger Salamander
Marbled Salamander
Mole 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
Pacific 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.
Oregon Slender Salamander
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
Long-tailed 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
Spring Salamander
West Virginia Spring Salamander
Four-toed Salamander
Mud Salamander
Red Salamander
Many-lined Salamander
Patch-nosed Salamander
Green 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
Ensatina Salamander
Limestone Salamander
Mount Lyell Salamander
Shasta Salamander
Red Hills Salamander
Catahoula Salamander
Western Slimy Salamander
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
Ozark Salamander
Scott Bar Salamander
Tellico Salamander
Caddo Mountain Salamander
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Cheoah Bald Salamander
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Northern Zigzag Salamander
Dunn's Salamander
Northern Ravine Salamander
Del Norte Salamander
Fourche Mountain Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Valley and Ridge Salamander
Peaks of Otter Salamander
Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Jordan's Salamander
Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
Louisiana Slimy Salamander
Larch Mountain 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
Pigeon 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
Webster's Salamander
Wehrle's Salamander
Weller's Salamander
Yonahlossee Salamander
Proteidae
Alabama Waterdog
Gulf Coast waterdog
Neuse River waterdog
Mudpuppy
Dwarf waterdog
Rhyacotritonidae
Cascade torrent salamander
Columbia torrent salamander
Olympic Torrent Salamander
Southern Torrent Salamander
Salamandridae
Black-spotted newt
Striped Newt
Eastern Newt
Rough-skinned newt
Red-bellied newt
Sierra Newt
California newt
Sirenidae
Southern Dwarf Siren
Northern Dwarf Siren
Lesser siren
Greater siren
Webster's Salamander
Plethodon websteri
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Identification:
Personal Notes: The highly disjunct populations of Webster's Salamanders can make this a difficult salamander to find. I was fortunate enough to join a researcher in Mississippi studying this species, which allowed me to find a number of them.
Natural History: