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KY Amphibians | KY Lists | |
| Salamanders of Kentucky |
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| Order Caudata | |||
| Family Cryptobranchidae | |||
| Eastern Hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | ||
| Family Proteidea | |||
| Mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | ||
| Family Amphiumidae | |||
| Three-toed Amphiuma | Amphiuma tridactylum | ||
| Family Sirenidae | |||
| Western Lesser Siren | Siren intermedia nettingi | ||
| Family Ambystomidae | |||
| Mole Salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | ||
| Marbled Salamander | Ambystoma opacum | ||
| Smallmouth Salamander | Ambystoma texanum | ||
| Streamside Salamander | Ambystoma barbouri | ||
| Jefferson Salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | ||
| Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | ||
| Eastern Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum | ||
| Family Salamandridae | |||
| Red-spotted Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | ||
| Central Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis | ||
| Family Plethodontidae | |||
| Northern Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus | ||
| Spotted Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus fuscus conanti | ||
| Black Mountain Salamander | Desmognathus welteri | ||
| Seal Salamander | Desmognathus monticola | ||
| Mountain Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus | ||
| Redback Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | ||
| Ravine Salamander | Plethodon richmondi | ||
| Eastern Zigzag Salamander | Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis | ||
| Wehrle's Salamander | Plethodon wehrlei | ||
| Northern Slimy Salamander | Plethodon glutinosus | ||
| Mississippi Slimy Salamander | Plethodon mississippi | ||
| Cumberland Plateau Salamander | Plethodon kentucki | ||
| Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | ||
| Green Salamander | Aneides aeneus | ||
| Northern Spring Salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus | ||
| Kentucky Spring Salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi | ||
| Midland Mud Salamander | Pseudotriton montanus diastictus | ||
| Northern Red Salamander | Pseudotriton ruber ruber | ||
| Southern Red Salamander | Pseudotriton ruber vioscai | ||
| Southern Two-lined Salamander | Eurycea cirrigera | ||
| Longtail Salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda | ||
| Three-lined Salamander | Eurycea longicauda guttolineata | ||
| Cave Salamander | Eurycea lucifuga | ||
References
Behler, John. L., and F. W. King. 1979. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 743 pp.
Conant, Roger, and Joseph T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and Amphibians, 3rd edition: Peterson Field Guides. Houghton Mifflin Company. 450 pp.
Johnson, Tom R. 1997. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation. 369 pp.
Martof, Bernard S, William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian R. Harrison, III. 1980. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. The University of North Carolina Press. 264 pp.
Petranka, James W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institute Press. 587 pp.
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