Four-toed Salamander

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Four-toed SalamanderScientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatumCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: SalamandersSize: Total length 6 to 10 cm (2.5 to 4 in); delicate, slender lungless salamanderWeight: 1.5 to 3.5 gLifespan: 5 to 9 years in the wildDiet:...

Shenandoah Salamander

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Shenandoah SalamanderScientific Name: Plethodon shenandoahCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Salamanders & NewtsRange: Endemic exclusively to the highest peaks of Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia, United States (restricted to...

Ocoee Salamander

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ocoee SalamanderScientific Name: Desmognathus ocoeeCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Salamanders & NewtsRange: Southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States, across eastern Tennessee, southwestern North Carolina, northern...

Black Mountain Salamander

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black Mountain SalamanderScientific Name: Desmognathus welteriCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Salamanders & NewtsRange: Central Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, restricted to the Cumberland Mountains and Plateau in eastern...