Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders

 

The mole salamanders are endemic to North America. The family contains 32 species, all placed in one genus, Ambystoma. These are medium-sized salamanders, up to 35 cm in length. Adults of the majority of species have well-developed lungs, and spend most of their lives underground, only returning to the water to breed; the larvae are aquatic. Several species are fully aquatic, and neotenic, i.e., reaching sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis.

 

		Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)
		Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
		Yellow-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
		Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)

 

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