Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
Cope’s Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei) is an extraordinary, cold-stream amphibian endemic to the old-growth temperate rainforests of western Washington and Oregon. Named in honor of renowned 19th-century paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, this fascinating...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) is a massive, formidable amphibian belonging to the ancient North American family Dicamptodontidae. Restricted to the cold, snowmelt-fed mountain torrents and humid cedar forests of the northern Rocky Mountains, it is...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) is a critically endangered mole salamander found only in a handful of isolated, fire-dependent coastal plain wetlands in the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia. Named for the intricate, net-like lace of...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) is an endangered, burrowing mole salamander endemic to the critically imperiled longleaf pine flatwoods of the southeastern United States. Named for the delicate, silvery-grey netlike or ‘frosted’...
