Salamanders, Newts and Caecilians

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

Axolotl — Ambystoma mexicanum

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

Typhlonectidae

Cayenne caecilian — Typhlonectes compressicauda

Rubber eel, Rio Cauca caecilian — Typhlonectes natans