Salamanders, Newts and Caecilians
This section contains the species and subspecies currently documented in Salamanders, Newts and Caecilians.
Ambystomatidae
Lake Patzcuaro Salamander — Ambystoma dumerilii
Spotted salamander — Ambystoma maculatum
Western tiger salamander — Ambystoma mavortium mavortium
Amphiumidae
Three-toed amphiuma — Amphiuma tridactylum
Cryptobranchidae
Chinese giant salamander — Andrias davidianus
Japanese giant salamander — Andrias japonicus
Eastern Hellbender — Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
Dermophiidae
Gaboon caecilian — Geotrypetes seraphini
Plethodontidae
Texas blind salamander — Eurycea rathbuni
Barton springs salamander — Eurycea sosorum
Salamandridae
Amami sword-tailed newt — Cynops ensicauda ensicauda
Okinawa sword-tailed newt — Cynops ensicauda popei
Oriental fire-bellied newt — Cynops orientalis
Japanese fire-bellied newt — Cynops pyrrhogaster
Anderson’s crocodile newt — Echinotriton andersoni
Sardinian brook salamander — Euproctus platycephalus
Alpine newt — Ichthyosaura alpestris
Laos warty newt — Laotriton laoensis
Lake Urmia newt — Neurergus crocatus
Luristan newt — Neurergus kaiseri
South Kurdistan newt — Neurergus microspilotus
Black-spotted newt — Notophthalmus meridionalis
Eastern newt — Notophthalmus viridescens
Fujian spotted stout newt — Pachytriton granulosus
Spot-tailed warty newt — Paramesotriton caudopunctatus
Hong Kong warty newt — Paramesotriton hongkongensis
Algerian ribbed newt — Pleurodeles nebulosus
Sharp-ribbed salamander — Pleurodeles waltl
Common fire salamander — Salamandra salamandra salamandra
Roughskin newt — Taricha granulosa
Northern crested newt — Triturus cristatus
Macedonian crested newt — Triturus macedonicus
Red-tailed knobby newt — Tylototriton kweichowensis
Emperor newt — Tylototriton shanjing
Himalayan newt — Tylototriton verrucosus
Vietnamese crocodile newt — Tylototriton vietnamensis
Sirenidae
Lesser siren — Siren intermedia texana