5 1/2-9 1/4" (14-23.5 cm). Small head. Slender body; deep brown to black above. Narrow cream to yellow bands encircle body and tail and join light-gray streak along lower side. Belly slate, with scattered light spots. 15 grooves along sides.… read more
6-8 1/2" (15.2-21.6 cm). Black above, with cream to yellow oval spots on head, body, and tail. Belly grayish, occasionally with a few small, dull-yellow spots. Tubercles (fleshy lobes) on feet; toe tips pinkish. Usually 12 grooves on sides.… read more
3 1/2-5" (8.9-12.9 cm). Head and limbs relatively small; blackish above; often patterned with gray netlike marks or many small flecks. Belly black with scattered gray spots or many tiny gray flecks. 13-16 grooves along sides, usually 15.… read more
5 5/8-8 5/8" (14.3-21.9 cm). Robust; gray-brown to chocolate-brown above. Glands form large oval swelling behind each eye. Rounded rough ridge along upper edge of tail. Belly light brown. No tubercles (fleshy lobes) on feet. 10-12 grooves on sides.… read more
4 3/4-8 1/4" (12.1-21 cm). Long and slender; snout wide, digits long. Dark brown or brownish-gray, often with bluish flecks on limbs and lower sides of body. Belly lighter, area around anus gray. 12 grooves along sides.… read more
3-5" (7.6-12.9 cm). Slender, small, short-legged, and narrow-snouted. Grayish-black to bluish-black above, with large bluish-white flecks, especially on lower sides. Belly lighter, with flecking; area around vent (anus) black. 12 grooves on sides.… read more
3-3 7/8" (7.6-10 cm). Small and stout, with narrow head and short tail. Deep brown to black above, with indistsinct light flecks; sides lighter, with many whitish flecks. Belly brown, with few flecks. Costal grooves, 13.
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4-6 5/8" (10-17cm). Slender, with long toes. Dark brown to black above, with back stripe made of many light blotches. Belly sooty to dark brown. Tubercles (fleshy lobes) on feet. 12-13 grooves on sides.… read more
4-6 5/8" (10-17 cm). Slender, with long toes. Black above, with with series of yellow to orange markings on back. Belly sooty. Tubercles on feet. Costal grooves, 12-13. The Santa Cruz...… read more
6-9 3/4" (15.2-24.8 cm). Stoutly built, black, blue-black, dark gray, or dark brown above, with 2 irregular rows of round, yellow or orange spots beginning on head and extending to tail tip. Belly slate-gray. Usually 12 grooves on sides.… read more
3 1/2-5" (8.9-12.7 cm). Chunky; dark gray to black above, with bold white or silvery crossbands. Belly black. Recently transformed juveniles are dark gray to brown, with light flecks. Male brighter than female. 11-12 grooves on sides.… read more
3 1/4-4 3/4" (8.1-12.2 cm). Chunky; body and tail short; head and limbs seem abnormally large. Brown or gray to black above, with many bluish-white flecks. Belly gray, with light blotches. Tail crest often bears light area. 10-11 grooves along sides.… read more
4 1/2-7" (11.4-17.8 cm). Head and mouth tiny. Dark brown to black above, with many gray to grayish-yellow lichenlike patches, some unmarked. Belly black, often with tiny flecks. 14-15 grooves along sides.… read more
6-13 3/8" (15.2-40 cm). Largest land-dwelling salamander. Stoutly built; broad head; small eyes. Color and pattern extremely variable: large light spots, bars, or blotches on dark background. Fleshy knobs on soles of feet. 11-14 (usually 12-13) side grooves.… read more
2 1/2-5" (6.7-12.5). Color and pattern variable. Dark above, with yellowish bars, spots, blotches, or reticulations. Belly brown with a few yellow spots.… read more
7-13" (18-33 cm). Large and stout; head broad; snout rounded. Dark brown or blackish above with many irregular light brown, olive, or yellowish-brown spots or blotches, extending down onto sides. Belly olive-yellow. read more
18-45 3/4" (45.7-116.2 cm). Aquatic eel-like salamander; 4 tiny legs each with 2 toes. Uniformly dark gray to grayish brown above; belly lighter. Costal grooves average 58. read more
18-41 3/4" (45.7-106 cm). Aquatic eel-like salamander; 4 tiny legs, each with 3 toes. Dark brown above, belly light gray. Average 62 grooves along sides.… read more
Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
12-29 1/8" (30.5-74 cm). Giant aquatic salamander. Body and head flattened; loose flap of skin along lower sides. Single pair of circular gill openings on neck. Gray or olive-brown above; may have dark mottling or spotting. Belly lighter; few markings.… read more
Idaho Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon aterrimus (Dicamptodon ensatus aterrimus)
7-10 1/4" (17-25 cm). Robust and smooth-skinned. Brown above, with fine dark spots or mottling. Belly light brown to grayish. No foot tubercles; 3 segments on 4th toe of hind foot. Costal grooves, 12-13, indistinct.… read more
7-11 3/4" (17.8-30 cm). Robust and smooth-skinned. Brown to reddish-brown, with brown to gold mottling. Belly light brown to yellowish-white. No foot tubercles; 3 segments on 4th toe of hind foot. Costal grooves, 12-13, indistinct.
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7-11 3/4" (17.8-30 cm). Robust and smooth-skinned. Brown or purplish, with black mottling. Belly light brown to yellowish-white. No fleshy lobes on foot; 3 segments on 4th toe of hind foot. 12-13 indistinct grooves along sides.… read more
3 1/8-5 1/2" (7.9-14 cm). Black above, with green or greenish-yellow patches. Head looks swollen behind eyes. Toe tips expanded, squarish. 14-15 grooves along sides.… read more
3-5 1/4" (8-13 cm). Slim, long-legged climbing salamander with expanded, squarish-tipped toes. Uniformly dark brown above; or brown "clouded" with greenish-gray, ash, or coppery blotches. Belly whitish to brownish, with white flecks. 16-17 grooves along sides.… read more
3 7/8-6 1/2" (9.8-16.7 cm). Slim-bodied and black, with triangle-shaped head. Spotted or frosted above; belly gray-black. Teeth of upper jaw project beyond lip. Toe tips rounded. Base of juvenile's limbs pale yellow. 14-15 grooves along sides.… read more
3-4 1/2" (7.6-11.4 cm). Smallest species of Aneides; slender and short-legged. Upper teeth project beyond lip. Light to dark brown above, most with some greenish-gray to bronze mottling. Toe tips rounded. Juveniles have brown-bronze dor...… read more
4 1/4-7 1/4" (10.8-18.4 cm). Climbing; grayish to chocolate brown with oversized head. Cream or yellowish spots usually seen above; belly creamy-white. Tail somewhat prehensile (able to grip); toe tips expanded, squarish. 15-16 grooves along sides.… read more
3-5 1/2" (7.6-14 cm). Elongated body and tail. Small narrow feet; only 4 toes. Sooty or black above, with broad yellow, brownish, or reddish band on black; colors vary with locality. Belly black or dusky, finely speckled with white. 18-22 grooves along sides.… read more
2 3/4-4 3/4" (6.8-12 cm). Elongated body and tail. Feet have only 4 toes. Black above, with yellow, red, brown, or brownish-black dorsal band. Underside gray-black, with many tiny white dots. Costal grooves, 16-20.
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3 3/8-4 1/4" (8.6-10.8 cm). Slender. Feet have only 4 toes. Dark brown above, with yellowish-brown or reddish flecks forming band from snout to tail tip. Belly black, with large white spots and blotches. Costal grooves, 16-17.
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1 1/2-2 1/4" (3.8-5.7 cm). Very small. Pale line runs from eye to angle of jaw. Wide tan, yellow, or reddish-brown stripe above has dark center line continuous with Y-shaped mark or series of dark smudges on back. Belly plain to mot...… read more
3-6 3/8" (7.6-16.2 cm). Medium-sized, dark-brown or black; belly speckled with white. Sides have a conspicuous row or two of round whitish or reddish spots. Tail keeled on top and compressed. 14 grooves along sides.… read more
3 1/8-7" (7.8-17.8 cm). Large and sturdy; one of the most aquatic duskies. Pale line runs from eye to angle of jaw. Juveniles have blotched backs, show faint row of pale spots along each side. Adults become uniformly brown above; si...… read more
2 1/2-5 1/2" (6.4-14.1 cm). The most common dusky. Pale line from eye to angle of jaw. Juveniles have 5-8 pairs of round yellowish spots on back that quickly fade as animal ages. Adults tan or dark brown above, plain or mottled, often with wavy stripe on ...… read more
2 3/4-4" (7-10.2 cm). Pale line from eye to angle of jaw. Highly variable in coloration; usually has dark, rippling back stripes, rarely a single wide back stripe. Older individuals often become dark and patternless. Yellow to red cheek patches common.
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3-6" (7.6-15 cm). Stout. Pale stripe from eye to jaw. Variable: light brown or gray above, with dark brown or black streaks or blotches surrounded by paler areas. Belly pale, often blotched. Sides dark above, light-speckled below. 14 grooves along sides.… read more
2 3/4-4 3/8" (7-11 cm). Pale line from eye to jaw. Northern forms: gray, brown, olive, yellow, or orange; wide, straight, dark-bordered stripe marked with V shapes down back and tail. Southern forms: dark margins of stripe usually wavy; dark bars cross stripe.… read more
3 1/2-8 1/4" (9-21 cm). Large, robust, aquatic. Pale line from eye to jaw. Black above, with greenish blotches; belly dark brown or black, with yellow flecking in young. Two rows of light dots on each side. Tail sharply keeled on top. 14 grooves along sides.… read more
1 1/2-2" (3.7-5.1 cm). A terrestrial, high-altitude, midget species. Pale line runs from eye to angle of jaw. Wide tan to reddish-brown back stripe with dark herringbone pattern. Belly flesh-colored. Tail rounded, less than half total b...… read more
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
3-5 7/8" (7.6-14.9 cm). Only species with tail constricted at base, 5 toes on hind feet. Color varies: brown, reddish-brown, or black, with cream, yellow, or orange spots or mottling. Base of limbs lighter-colored than tips. Belly pale. 12-13 side grooves.… read more
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