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	LONG-TOED SALAMANDER	TIGER SALAMANDER	CALIFORNIA GIANT SALAMANDER
Ambystoma californiense	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	Dicamptodon ensatus

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

WANDERING SALAMANDER	CALIFORNIA SLENDER SALAMANDER	INYO MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	HELL HOLLOW SLENDER SALAMANDER
Aneides vagrans	Batrachoseps attenuatus	Batrachoseps campi	Batrachoseps diabolicus

GABILAN MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER	GREGARIOUS SLENDER SALAMANDER	SAN SIMEON SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps gavilanensis	Batrachoseps gabrieli	Batrachoseps gregarius	Batrachoseps incognitus

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

BLACK-BELLIED SLENDER SALAMANDER	CHANNEL ISLANDS SLENDER SALAMANDER	KINGS RIVER SLENDER SALAMANDER	RELICTUAL SLENDER SALAMANDER
Batrachoseps nigriventris	Batrachoseps pacificus	Batrachoseps regius	Batrachoseps relictus

KERN PLATEAU SLENDER SALAMANDER	KERN CANYON SLENDER SALAMANDER	TEHACHAPI SLENDER SALAMANDER	ENSATINA
Batrachoseps robustus	Batrachoseps simatus	Batrachoseps stebbinsi	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

LIMESTONE SALAMANDER	MOUNT LYELL SALAMANDER	SHASTA SALAMANDER	SCOTT BAR SALAMANDER
Hydromantes brunus	Hydromantes platycephalus	Hydromantes shastae	Plethodon asupak

DUNN'S SALAMANDER	DEL NORTE SALAMANDER	SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS SALAMANDER	SOUTHERN TORRENT SALAMANDER
Plethodon dunni	Plethodon elongatus	Plethodon stormi	Rhyacotriton variegatus

ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT	RED-BELLIED NEWT	CALIFORNIA NEWT
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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