Mole Salamanders: Family Ambystomatidae

There are about thirty living species in this family.  All are found in just one genus.  These species are secretive burrowing salamanders.  

These salamanders are only found in North America from SE Alaska and Lbrador down through Mexico.

Some of the species include: 

• Ambystoma altamirani
• Ambystoma amblycephalum
• Ambystoma andersoni
• Ambystoma annulatum
• Ambystoma barbouri
• Ambystoma bombypellum
• Ambystoma californiense
• Ambystoma cingulatum
• Ambystoma dumerilii
• Ambystoma flavipiperatum
• Ambystoma gracile
• Ambystoma granulosum
• Ambystoma jeffersonianum
• Ambystoma laterale
• Ambystoma leorae
• Ambystoma lermaense
• Ambystoma mabeei
• Ambystoma macrodactylum
• Ambystoma maculatum
• Ambystoma mexicanum
• Ambystoma opacum
• Ambystoma ordinarium
• Ambystoma rivulare
• Ambystoma rosaceum
• Ambystoma talpoideum
• Ambystoma taylori
• Ambystoma texanum
• Ambystoma tigrinum
• Ambystoma tremblayi
• Ambystoma velasci