Northwest Salamanders
This is a list of salamanders found in Oregon and Washington (and two from Idaho).
Click on the links to see groups of photographs of the salamanders and their habitat.
Scientific Name
Common Name
Aneides ferreus
Clouded Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus
Speckled Black Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum
Central Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum macrodactylum
Western Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum
Southern Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum
Blotched Tiger Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps wrightorum
Oregon Slender Salamander
Dicamptodon aterrimus
(Idaho)
Idaho Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon copei
Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Coastal Giant Salamander
Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis
Oregon Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii picta
Painted Ensatina
Plethodon dunni
Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon idahoensis
(Idaho)
Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Plethodon larselli
Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon stormi
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon vandykei
Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum
Western Red-backed Salamander
Rhyacotriton cascadae
Cascade Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton kezeri
Columbia Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton olympicus
Olympic Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
Southern Torrent Salamander
Taricha granulosa
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa mazamae
(This subspecies is no longer recognized by many herpetologists)
Crater Lake Rough-skinned Newt
(No photos available. Please send me one if you have one!)
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