Mole Salamanders
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Ambystoma Rhyacosiredon |
Mole salamanders (family Ambystomatidae) are secretive salamanders which spend most of their adult life underground or under cover.
This family includes:
- Genus Ambystoma
- Blunt-Headed Salamander (Ambystoma amblycephalum)
- Anderson's Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)
- Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
- Streamside Salamander (Ambystoma barbouri)
- Delicate-Skinned Salamander (Ambystoma bombypellum)
- California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
- Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
- Lake Patzuaro Salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii)
- Yellow-Headed Salamander (Ambystoma flavipiperatum)
- Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
- Granular Salamander (Ambystoma granulosum)
- Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)
- Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
- Lake Lerma Salamander (Ambystoma lermaensis)
- Mabee's Salamander (Ambystoma mabeei)
- Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)
- Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
- Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
- Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
- Puerto Honda Stream Salamander (Ambystoma ordinarium)
- Tarahumara Salamander (Ambystoma rosaceum)
- Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
- Taylor's Salamander (Ambystoma taylori)
- Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
- Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
- Mexican Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma velasci)
- Genus Rhyacosiredon
- Mountain Stream Salamander (Rhyacosiredon altimirani)
- Leora's Salamander (Rhyacosiredon leorae)
- Michoacan Stream Salamander (Rhyacosiredon rivularis)
The genera Dicamptodon and Rhyacotriton were formerly included in this family, but are now usually placed into their own families Dicamptodontidae and Rhyacotritonidae.