Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Black Mountain Salamander (Desmognathus welteri) is a stout, semi-aquatic lungless salamander endemic to the rugged Cumberland Mountains of the central Appalachian chain in the United States. Named after Black Mountain—the highest peak in Kentucky—this powerful...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Grotto Salamander (Eurycea spelaea) is a legendary subterranean amphibian native exclusively to the karst cave systems of the Ozark Plateau in North America. As an obligate cave dweller (troglobite), it undergoes one of the most astonishing developmental...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Corsican Brook Salamander (Euproctus montanus) is a primitive, rheophilic (current-loving) urodele amphibian endemic exclusively to the rugged mountain massifs of Corsica. Perfectly adapted to life in crystal-clear, turbulent mountain torrents and granite rock...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Pyrenean Brook Salamander (Calotriton asper), celebrated across Spanish and French natural history as the Pyrenean Newt, Calotriton, or Tritón pirenaico, is an ancient, heavily armored, and biologically extraordinary urodele amphibian strictly endemic to the...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Golden-striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica), celebrated across Spanish and Portuguese natural history as the Lusitanian Salamander or Salamandra rabilarga, is an exquisitely slender, ancient, and biologically extraordinary urodele amphibian strictly endemic...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Southern Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus), affectionately celebrated across Iberian natural history as the Pygmy Marbled Newt or Tritón Pigmeo, is an exquisitely colored, charismatic, and biologically fascinating urodele amphibian endemic solely to the...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Black-bellied Salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) is a massive, heavily built, and fiercely predatory lungless amphibian endemic to the pristine, roaring mountain streams and tumbling waterfalls of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Holding the undisputed...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Seal Salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a robust, muscular, and highly aquatic lungless salamander endemic to the pristine, boulder-strewn mountain streams and cascading waterfalls of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern North America. Belonging to the family...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) is a fascinating, eel-like, and obligately aquatic salamander native to the sluggish bottomland swamps and bayous of eastern and central North America. Representing one of the most ancient, basal lineages of living amphibians...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) is a large, secretive, and strikingly patterned mole salamander endemic entirely to the Mediterranean-climate grasslands, rolling oak savannas, and ephemeral vernal pools of central California. Once occupying...
