Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is an imposing, prehistoric, and apex predatory amphibian native to the cool, mist-shrouded old-growth temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Holding the title of North America’s largest terrestrial...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex), also known as the Balkan crested newt or warty newt, is one of Europe’s most magnificent, imposing, and prehistoric-looking amphibians. Belonging to the celebrated crested newt species complex (genus Triturus), this...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) is a charming, miniature European salamandrid celebrated for its remarkable tolerance of acidic, nutrient-poor upland waters. Widespread throughout western Europe from the heathlands of Great Britain to the mountains of the...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), named in honor of Thomas Jefferson’s alma mater, Washington & Jefferson College, is a large, secretive mole salamander native to the mature upland hardwood forests of northeastern North America....
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) is one of the most abundant, ecologically vital, and agile stream-dwelling lungless salamanders native to the pristine forest watersheds of northeastern North America. Inhabiting cold, spring-fed rocky brooks,...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) is one of the most famous, abundant, and ecologically significant lungless woodland salamanders native to the temperate hardwood forests of eastern North America. Belonging to the diverse family Plethodontidae, this...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), distinguished in speleological and herpetological literature by its specific epithet meaning ‘light-fleeing’, is an extraordinarily vibrant, slender lungless salamander endemic to the limestone karst formations of...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus), also known commonly as the northern crested newt or ‘warty newt,’ is the largest, most spectacular, and most heavily protected native newt species in Europe. Belonging to the family Salamandridae within the...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), famously represented in its juvenile land-dwelling phase as the vivid ‘red eft’, is a widespread, ecologically fascinating salamander belonging to the family Salamandridae, native to the temperate forests and...
