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Amphibians of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of frogs, toads and salamanders reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander 1
Ambystoma bishopi
Yellow-Spotted Salamander 2
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander 3
Ambystoma opacum
Mole Salamander 4
Ambystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed Salamander 5
Ambystoma texanum
Eastern Tiger Salamander 6
Ambystoma tigrinum
Two-toed Amphiuma 7
Amphiuma means
One-toed Amphiuma 2
Amphiuma pholeter
Three-toed Amphiuma 8
Amphiuma tridactylum
Hellbender 9
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Brownback Salamander 10
Eurycea aquatica
Southern Two-lined Salamander 3
Eurycea cirrigera
Three-lined Salamander 5
Eurycea guttolineata
Dark-sided Salamander 11
Eurycea longicauda
Cave Salamander 12
Eurycea lucifuga
Dwarf Salamander 2
Eurycea quadridigitata
Northern Zigzag Salamander 13
Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Slimy Salamander 14
Plethodon glutinosus
Southeastern Slimy Salamander 15
Plethodon grobmani
Mississippi Slimy Salamander 10
Plethodon mississippi
Southern Red-backed Salamander 5
Plethodon serratus
Southern Zigzag Salamander 2
Plethodon ventralis
Webster's Salamander 2
Plethodon websteri
Seepage Salamander 16
Desmognathus aeneus
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander 2
Desmognathus apalachicolae
Southern Dusky Salamander 2
Desmognathus auriculatus
Spotted Dusky Salamander 2
Desmognathus conanti
Seal Salamander 17
Desmognathus monticola
Ocoee Salamander 2
Desmognathus ocoee
Green Salamander 2
Aneides aeneus
Mud Salamander 9
Pseudotriton montanus
Red Salamander 18
Pseudotriton ruber
Northern Red Salamander 5
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Pseudotriton ruber vioscai 2
Tennessee Cave Salamander 19
Gyrinophilus palleucus
Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus 5
Spring Salamander 20
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Four-toed Salamander 21
Hemidactylium scutatum
Red Hills Salamander 22
Phaeognathus hubrichti
Alabama Waterdog 10
Necturus alabamensis
Gulf Coast Waterdog 23
Necturus beyeri
Mudpuppy 9
Necturus maculosus
Eastern Newt 24
Notophthalmus viridescens
Central Newt 25
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Western Lesser Siren 26
Siren intermedia
Greater Siren 27
Siren lacertina

Edited by Mark Bailey, alabamaherpsociety, and John P Friel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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