A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
California Salamanders Range Maps
These maps illustrate the general historical range of indigenous and introduced salamanders in California. Red, or another color indicated below the map, shows this distribution. In some cases, a salamander's current range may be fragmented or considerably diminished from the range shown here. Click on the name link for more pictures and information about a particular salamander. |
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| CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER | NORTHWESTERN SALAMANDER | LONG-TOED SALAMANDER | BARRED TIGER SALAMANDER |
| Ambystoma californiense |
Ambystoma gracile | ||
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| CALIFORNIA GIANT SALAMANDER | COASTAL GIANT SALAMANDER | CLOUDED SALAMANDER | BLACK SALAMANDER |
| Dicamptodon ensatus | Dicamptodon tenebrosus | Aneides ferreus |
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| ARBOREAL SALAMANDER | WANDERING SALAMANDER | CALIFORNIA SLENDER SALAMANDER | INYO MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER |
| Aneides lugubris | Aneides vagrans |
Batrachoseps attenuatus | Batrachoseps campi |
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| HELL HOLLOW SLENDER SALAMANDER | GABILAN MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER | SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER | GREGARIOUS SLENDER SALAMANDER |
| Batrachoseps diabolicus | Batrachoseps gavilanensis |
Batrachoseps gabrieli | Batrachoseps gregarius |
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| SAN SIMEON SLENDER SALAMANDER | SEQUOIA SLENDER SALAMANDER | SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER | GARDEN SLENDER SALAMANDER |
| Batrachoseps incognitus | Batrachoseps kawia | Batrachoseps luciae |
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| LESSER SLENDER SALAMANDER | BLACK-BELLIED SLENDER SALAMANDER | CHANNEL ISLANDS SLENDER SALAMANDER | KINGS RIVER SLENDER SALAMANDER |
| Batrachoseps minor | Batrachoseps nigriventris |
Batrachoseps pacificus |
Batrachoseps regius |
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| RELICTUAL SLENDER SALAMANDER | KERN PLATEAU SLENDER SALAMANDER | KERN CANYON SLENDER SALAMANDER | TEHACHAPI SLENDER SALAMANDER |
| Batrachoseps relictus |
Batrachoseps robustus | Batrachoseps simatus |
Batrachoseps stebbinsi |
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| BATRACHOSEPS |
ENSATINA | LIMESTONE SALAMANDER | MOUNT LYELL SALAMANDER |
| Map of All California Batrachoseps | Lt. Blue: Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater - Yellow-blotched Ensatina Purple: Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii - Monterey Ensatina Blue: Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi - Large-blotched Ensatina Red: Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis - Oregon Ensatina (Intergrades) Black: Ensatina eschscholtzii picta - Painted Ensatina Orange: Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis - Sierra Nevada Ensatina Yellow: Ensatina eschscholtzii |
Hydromantes brunus |
Hydromantes platycephalus |
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| SHASTA SALAMANDER | SCOTT BAR SALAMANDER | DUNN'S SALAMANDER | DEL NORTE SALAMANDER |
| Hydromantes shastae | Plethodon asupak | Plethodon elongatus |
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| SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS SALAMANDER | SOUTHERN TORRENT SALAMANDER | ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT | RED-BELLIED NEWT |
| Plethodon stormi | Rhyacotriton variegatus | Taricha granulosa | Taricha rivularis |
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| CALIFORNIA NEWT | SIERRA NEWT | ||
| Green: Taricha sierrae - Sierra Newt | |||