A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
Photo Index of California Salamanders
You can also look at an Expanded Photo Index of California Salamanders, with maps, more pictures of each species, and a few identification tips.
Click on a name link to go to the main page for more pictures and information about a particular salamander and its habitat.
Go to California Salamanders Overview to read a general description of the natural history of California's salamanders.
More Lists and Information About California Salamanders
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| California Tiger Salamander Ambystoma californiense |
Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile |
Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum |
Southern Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum |
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| California Giant Salamander Dicamptodon ensatus | Coastal Giant Salamander Dicamptodon tenebrosus |
Clouded Salamander Aneides ferreus |
Speckled Black Salamander Aneides flavipunctatus |
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| Shasta Black Salamander Aneides iecanus |
Klamath Black Salamander Aneides klamathensis |
Arboreal Salamander Aneides lugubris |
Santa Cruz Black Salamander Aneides niger |
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| Wandering Salamander Aneides vagrans |
Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander Batrachoseps altasierrae |
California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus |
Fairview Slender Salamander Batrachoseps bramei |
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| Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander Batrachoseps campi |
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander Batrachoseps diabolicus |
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander Batrachoseps gavilanensis |
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander Batrachoseps gabrieli |
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| Gregarious Slender Salamander Batrachoseps gregarius |
San Simeon Slender Salamander Batrachoseps incognitus |
Sequoia Slender Salamander Batrachoseps kawia |
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander Batrachoseps luciae |
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| Desert Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major aridus |
Garden Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major major |
Lesser Slender Salamander Batrachoseps minor |
Black-bellied Slender Salamander Batrachoseps nigriventris |
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| Channel Islands Slender Salamander Batrachoseps pacificus |
Kings River Slender Salamander Batrachoseps regius |
Relictual Slender Salamander Batrachoseps relictus |
Kern Plateau Slender Salamander Batrachoseps robustus |
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| Kern Canyon Slender Salamander Batrachoseps simatus |
Tehachapi Slender Salamander Batrachoseps stebbinsi |
Arguello Slender Salamander Batrachoseps wakei |
Yellow-blotched Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater |
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| Monterey Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii |
Large-blotched Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi |
Oregon Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis |
Painted Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii picta |
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| Sierra Nevada Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis |
Yellow-eyed Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica |
Limestone Salamander Hydromantes brunus |
Mount Lyell Salamander Hydromantes platycephalus |
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| Samwel Shasta Salamander Hydromantes samweli |
Shasta Salamander Hydromantes shastae |
Wintu Shasta Salamader Hydromantes wintu |
Scott Bar Salamander Plethodon asupak |
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| Dunn's Salamander Plethodon dunni |
Del Norte Salamander Plethodon elongatus |
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander Plethodon stormi |
Southern Torrent Salamander Rhyacotriton variegatus |
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| Sierra Newt Taricha sierrae (Taricha torosa sierrae - Sierra Newt) |
Coast Range Newt Taricha torosa (Taricha torosa torosa - California Newt) |
Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa |
Red-bellied Newt Taricha rivularis |
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| Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium (Alien Species) |
Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium (Alien Species) |
Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium (Alien Species) |
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