California Reptiles & Amphibians

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.

CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER	NORTHWESTERN SALAMANDER	LONG-TOED SALAMANDER	TIGER SALAMANDER
Ambystoma californiense	Ambystoma gracile	Green: Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum - Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander Red: Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum - Southern Long-toed Salamander	Ambystoma mavortium mavortium - Barred Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum - Blotched Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum - Arizona Tiger Salamander

CALIFORNIA GIANT SALAMANDER	COASTAL GIANT SALAMANDER	CLOUDED SALAMANDER	BLACK SALAMANDER
Dicamptodon ensatus	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Aneides ferreus	Red: Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus - Speckled Black Salamander Green: Aneides flavipunctatus niger - Santa Cruz Black Salamander

ARBOREAL SALAMANDER	WANDERING SALAMANDER	CALIFORNIA SLENDER SALAMANDER	INYO MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER
Aneides lugubris	Aneides vagrans	Batrachoseps attenuatus	Batrachoseps campi

HELL HOLLOW SLENDER SALAMANDER	GABILAN MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	GREGARIOUS SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps diabolicus	Batrachoseps gavilanensis	Batrachoseps gabrieli	Batrachoseps gregarius

SAN SIMEON SLENDER SALAMANDER	SEQUOIA SLENDER SALAMANDER	SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	GARDEN SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps incognitus	Batrachoseps kawia	Batrachoseps luciae	Green: Batrachoseps major aridus - Desert Slender Salamander Red: Batrachoseps major major - Garden Slender Salamander

LESSER SLENDER SALAMANDER	BLACK-BELLIED SLENDER SALAMANDER	CHANNEL ISLANDS SLENDER SALAMANDER	KINGS RIVER SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps minor	Batrachoseps nigriventris	Batrachoseps pacificus	Batrachoseps regius

RELICTUAL SLENDER SALAMANDER	KERN PLATEAU SLENDER SALAMANDER	KERN CANYON SLENDER SALAMANDER	TEHACHAPI SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps relictus	Batrachoseps robustus	Batrachoseps simatus	Batrachoseps stebbinsi

ENSATINA	LIMESTONE SALAMANDER	MOUNT LYELL SALAMANDER	SHASTA SALAMANDER
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 xanthoptica - Yellow-eyed Ensatina	Hydromantes brunus	Hydromantes platycephalus	Hydromantes shastae

SCOTT BAR SALAMANDER	DUNN'S SALAMANDER	DEL NORTE SALAMANDER	SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS SALAMANDER
Plethodon asupak	Plethodon dunni	Plethodon elongatus	Plethodon stormi

SOUTHERN TORRENT SALAMANDER	ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT	RED-BELLIED NEWT	CALIFORNIA NEWT
Rhyacotriton variegatus	Taricha granulosa	Taricha rivularis	Green: Taricha torosa sierrae - Sierra Newt (Taricha sierrae - Sierra Newt) Red: Taricha torosa torosa - Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa - California Newt)

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