California Salamanders

Below is a complete llst of salamanders occuring naturally in California, including introduced species with well-established populations.
The list is organized by families and ordered by scientific name and also by common name.
Follow the links for information and pictures illustrating each animal and its habitat.

This list is based on the lists published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. This taxonomy is not universally accepted. For comparison, the names used by two other authorities - Robert Stebbins' Western Field Guide, and the Center for North American Herpetology - are listed to the right.

Listed by Scientific Names
Following the SSAR list	Following Robert Stebbins' 2003 Western Field Guide	Following the CNAH online list (updated 11/07)

Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma - Mole Salamanders
A. californiense - California Tiger Salamander	A. californiense - California Tiger Salamander	A. californiense - California Tiger Salamander
A. gracile - Northwestern Salamander	A. gracile - Northwestern Salamander	A. gracile - Northwestern Salamander
A. macrodactylum - Long-toed Salamander
A. m. croceum - Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander	A. m. croceum - Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander	A. m. croceum - Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander
A. m. sigillatum - Southern Long-toed Salamander	A. m. sigillatum - Southern Long-toed Salamander	A. m. sigillatum - Southern Long-toed Salamander
A. mavortium - Barred Tiger Salamander	(No subspecies recognized)
A. m. mavortium - Barred Tiger Salamander I	A. tigrinum - Barred Tiger Salamander	A. mavortium mavortium - Barred Tiger Salamander
A. m. melanostictum - Blotched Tiger Salamander	A. tigrinum - Barred Tiger Salamander	A. mavortium melanostictum - Blotched Tiger Salamander
A. m. nebulosum - Arizona Tiger Salamander I	A. tigrinum - Barred Tiger Salamander	A. mavortium nebulosum - Arizona Tiger Salamander

Dicamptodontidae - Giant Salamanders
Dicamptodon - Pacific Giant Salamanders
D. ensatus - California Giant Salamander	D. ensatus - California Giant Salamander	D. ensatus - California Giant Salamander
D. tenebrosus - Coastal Giant Salamander	D. tenebrosus - Pacific Giant Salamander	D. tenebrosus - Pacific Giant Salamander

Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders
Aneides - Climbing Salamanders
A. ferreus - Clouded Salamander	A. ferreus - Clouded Salamander	A. ferreus - Clouded Salamander
A. flavipunctatus - Black Salamander	(No subspecies recognized)
A. f. flavipunctatus - Speckled Black Salamander	A. flavipunctatus - Black Salamander	A. flavipunctatus - Speckled Black Salamander (Full species)
A. f. niger - Santa Cruz Black Salamander	A. flavipunctatus - Black Salamander	A. niger - Santa Cruz Black Salamander (Full species)
A. lugubris - Arboreal Salamander	A. lugubris - Arboreal Salamander	A. lugubris - Arboreal Salamander
A. vagrans - Wandering Salamander	A. vagrans - Wandering Salamander	A. vagrans - Wandering Salamander

Batrachoseps - Slender Salamanders
B. attenuatus - California Slender Salamander	B. attenuatus - California Slender Salamander	B. attenuatus - California Slender Salamander
B. campi - Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander	B. campi - Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander	B. campi - Inyo Mountains Salamander
B. diabolicus - Hell Hollow Slender Salamander	B. diabolicus - Hell Hollow Slender Salamander	B. diabolicus - Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
B. gabrieli - San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander	B. gabrieli - San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander	B. gabrieli - San Gabriel Slender Salamander
B. gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander	B. gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander	B. gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
B. gregarius - Gregarious Slender Salamander	B. gregarius - Gregarius Slender Salamander	B. gregarius - Gregarious Slender Salamander
B. incognitus - San Simeon Slender Salamander	B. incognitus - San Simeon Slender Salamander	B. incognitus - San Simeon Slender Salamander
B. kawia - Sequoia Slender Salamander	B. kawia - Sequoia Slender Salamander	B. kawia - Sequoia Slender Salamander
B. luciae - Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander	B. luciae - Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander	B. luciae - Santa Lucia Slender Salamander
B. major - Garden Slender Salamander		(No subspecies recognized)
B. m. aridus - Desert Slender Salamander	B. m. aridus - Desert Slender Salamander	B. major - Garden Slender Salamander
B. m. major - Garden Slender Salamander	B. m. major - Garden Slender Salamander	B. major - Garden Slender Salamander
B. minor - Lesser Slender Salamander	B. minor - Lesser Slender Salamander	B. minor - Lesser Slender Salamander
B. nigriventris - Black-bellied Slender Salamander	B. nigriventris - Black-bellied Slender Salamander	B. nigriventris - Blackbelly Slender Salamander
B. pacificus - Channel Islands Slender Salamander	B. pacificus - Channel Islands Slender Salamander	B. pacificus - Channel Islands Slender Salamander
B. regius - Kings River Slender Salamander	B. regius - Kings River Slender Salamander	B. regius - Kings River Slender Salamander
B. relictus - Relictual Slender Salamander	B. relictus - Relictual Slender Salamander	B. relictus - Relictual Slender Salamander
B. robustus - Kern Plateau Slender Salamander	B. robustus - Kern Plateau Slender Salamander	B. robustus - Kern Plateau Salamander
B. simatus - Kern Canyon Slender Salamander	B. simatus - Kern Canyon Slender Salamander	B. simatus - Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
B. stebbinsi - Tehachapi Slender Salamander	B. stebbinsi - Tehachapi Slender Salamander	B. stebbinsi - Tehachapi Slender Salamander
(B. sp. - Breckenridge Slender Salamander) *	Tentatively included with B. simatus	Not recognized
(B. sp. - Fairview Slender Salamander) *	Tentatively included with B. simatus	Not recognized

Ensatina - Ensatinas
E. eschscholtzii - Ensatina
E. e. croceater - Yellow-blotched Ensatina	E. e. croceater - Yellow-blotched Ensatina	E. e. croceater - Yellow-blotched Ensatina
E. e. eschscholtzii - Monterey Ensatina	E. e. eschscholtzii - Monterey Ensatina	E. e. eschscholtzii - Monterey Ensatina
E. e. klauberi - Large-blotched Ensatina	E. e. klauberi - Large-blotched Ensatina	Ensatina klauberi - Large-blotched Ensatina (Full species)
E. e. oregonensis - Oregon Ensatina (Intergrades in California)	E. e. oregonensis - Oregon Ensatina	E. e. oregonensis - Oregon Ensatina
E. e. picta - Painted Ensatina	E. e. picta - Painted Ensatina	E. e. picta - Painted Ensatina
E. e. platensis - Sierra Nevada Ensatina	E. e. platensis - Sierra Nevada Ensatina	E. e. platensis - Sierra Nevada Ensatina
E. e. xanthoptica - Yellow-eyed Ensatina	E. e. xanthoptica - Yellow-eyed Ensatina	E. e. xanthoptica - Yellow-eyed Ensatina

Hydromantes - Web-toed Salamanders
H. brunus - Limestone Salamander	H. brunus - Limestone Salamander	H. brunus - Limestone Salamander
H. platycephalus - Mount Lyell Salamander	H. platycephalus - Mount Lyell Salamander	H. platycephalus - Mount Lyell Salamander
H. shastae - Shasta Salamander	H. shastae - Shasta Salamander	H. shastae - Shasta Salamander
(H. sp. - Owens Valley Web-toed Salamander)*	Included with H. platycephalus	Not recognized

Plethodon - Woodland Salamanders
P. asupak - Scott Bar Salamander	(Discovered after publication.)	P. asupak - Scott Bar Salamander
P. dunni - Dunn's Salamander	P. dunni - Dunn's Salamander	P. dunni - Dunn's Salamander
P. elongatus - Del Norte Salamander	P. e. elongatus - Striped Del Norte Salamander	P. elongatus - Del Norte Salamander
P. stormi - Siskiyou Mountains Salamander	P. e. stormi - Siskiyou Mountains Salamander	P. stormi - Siskiyou Mountains Salamander

Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent or Seep Salamanders
Rhyacotriton - Torrent Salamanders
R. variegatus - Southern Torrent Salamander	R. variegatus - Southern Torrent Salamander	R. variegatus - Southern Torrent Salamander

Salamandridae - Newts
Taricha - Pacific Newts
T. granulosa - Rough-skinned newt	(No subspecies recognized)
T. granulosa - Rough-skinned Newt	T. granulosa - Rough-skinned Newt	T. g. granulosa - Northern Roughskin Newt
T. rivularis - Red-bellied Newt	T. rivularis - Red-bellied Newt	T. rivularis - Redbelly Newt
T. torosa - California Newt
T. t. sierrae - Sierra Newt (Taricha sierrae - Sierra Newt)	T. t. sierrae - Sierra Newt	T. t. sierrae - Sierra Newt
T. t. torosa - Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa - California Newt)	T. t. torosa - Coast Range Newt	T. t. torosa - Coast Range Newt


I = Introduced - not native to California
* = Not yet described or not yet included on the SSAR list, but considered to be unique by other authorities. These names may be encountered elsewhere.

Listed by Common Names
Following the SSAR list	Following Robert Stebbins' 2003 Western Field Guide	Following the CNAH online list (updated 11/07)

Mole Salamanders
Northwestern Salamander	Northwestern Salamander	Northwestern Salamander
Tiger Salamanders
Arizona Tiger Salamander I	Arizona Tiger Salamander	Arizona Tiger Salamander
Barred Tiger Salamander I	Barred Tiger Salamander	Barred Tiger Salamander
Blotched Tiger Salamander	Barred Tiger Salamander	Blotched Tiger Salamander
California Tiger Salamander	Barred Tiger Salamander	California Tiger Salamander
Long-toed Salamanders
Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander	Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander	Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander
Southern Long-toed Salamander	Southern Long-toed Salamander	Southern Long-toed Salamander

Pacific Giant Salamanders
California Giant Salamander	California Giant Salamander	California Giant Salamander
Coastal Giant Salamander	Pacific Giant Salamander	Pacific Giant Salamander

Lungless Salamanders
Climbing Salamanders
Arboreal Salamander	Arboreal Salamander	Arboreal Salamander
Clouded Salamander	Clouded Salamander	Clouded Salamander
Santa Cruz Black Salamander	Black Salamander	Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Speckled Black Salamander	Black Salamander	Speckled Black Salamander
Wandering Salamander	Wandering Salamander	Wandering Salamander

Slender Salamanders
Black-bellied Slender Salamander	Black-bellied Slender Salamander	Blackbelly Slender Salamander
California Slender Salamander	California Slender Salamander	California Slender Salamander
Channel Islands Slender Salamander	Channel Islands Slender Salamander	Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Desert Slender Salamander	Desert Slender Salamander	Garden Slender Salamander
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander	Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander	Garden Slender Salamander
Garden Slender Salamander	Garden Slender Salamander	Garden Slender Salamander
Gregarious Slender Salamander	Gregarius Slender Salamander	Gregarious Slender Salamander
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander	Hell Hollow Slender Salamander	Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander	Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander	Inyo Mountains Salamander
Kern Canyon Slender Salamander	Kern Canyon Slender Salamander	Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Kern Plateau Slender Salamander	Kern Plateau Slender Salamander	Kern Plateau Salamander
Kings River Slender Salamander	Kings River Slender Salamander	Kings River Slender Salamander
Lesser Slender Salamander	Lesser Slender Salamander	Lesser Slender Salamander
Relictual Slender Salamander	Relictual Slender Salamander	Relictual Slender Salamander
San Gabriel Slender Salamander	San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander	San Gabriel Slender Salamander
San Simeon Slender Salamander	San Simeon Slender Salamander	San Simeon Slender Salamander
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander	Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander	Santa Lucia Slender Salamander
Sequoia Slender Salamander	Sequoia Slender Salamander	Sequoia Slender Salamander
Tehachapi Slender Salamander	Tehachapi Slender Salamander	Tehachapi Slender Salamander

Ensatina
Large-blotched Ensatina	Large-blotched Ensatina	Large-blotched Ensatina
Monterey Ensatina	Monterey Ensatina	Monterey Ensatina
Oregon Ensatina	Oregon Ensatina	Oregon Ensatina
Painted Ensatina	Painted Ensatina	Painted Ensatina
Sierra Nevada Ensatina	Sierra Nevada Ensatina	Sierra Nevada Ensatina
Yellow-blotched Ensatina	Yellow-blotched Ensatina	Yellow-blotched Ensatina
Yellow-eyed Ensatina	Yellow-eyed Ensatina	Yellow-eyed Ensatina
Web-toed Salamanders
Limestone Salamander	Limestone Salamander	Limestone Salamander
Mount Lyell Salamander	Mount Lyell Salamander	Mount Lyell Salamander
Shasta Salamander	Shasta Salamander	Shasta Salamander

Woodland Salamanders
Del Norte Salamander	Striped Del Norte Salamander	Del Norte Salamander
Dunn's Salamander	Dunn's Salamander	Dunn's Salamander
Scott Bar Salamander	(Discovered after publication)	Scott Bar Salamander
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander	Siskiyou Mountains Salamander	Siskiyou Mountains Salamander

Torrent Salamanders
Southern Torrent Salamander	Southern Torrent Salamander	Southern Torrent Salamander

Newts
Red-bellied Newt	Red-bellied Newt	Redbelly Newt
Rough-skinned Newt	Rough-skinned Newt	Rough-skinned Newt
California Newts
Coast Range Newt	Coast Range Newt	Coast Range Newt
Sierra Newt	Sierra Newt	Sierra Newt

I = Introduced

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