Cryptobranchidae Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; broad flat head, skinfolds, small dark spots
Eastern Hellbender
Proteidae Necturus punctatus; gray and white belly, no spots
Dwarf Waterdog
Amphiumidae Amphiuma means; eel-like, 2 toes
Two-toed Amphiuma (bite = mean)
Sirenidae Pseudobranchus striatus; 3 toes, no hindlimbs, external gills, distinct stripes
Northern Dwarf Siren
Sirenidae Siren intermedia; 4 toes, no hindlimbs, 31-35 costal grooves
Lesser Siren
Sirenidae Siren lacertina; back darker than sides, 36 to 40 costal grooves
Greater Siren
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma cingulatum; lichenlike patterns, salt-and-pepper belly, teeth in 2 rows, 14 or fewer costal grooves
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma mabeei; teeth in 1 row, long toes, small head
Mabee's Salamander
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma maculatum; round yellowish spots in irregular rows, often orange spots on head
Spotted Salamander
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma opacum; gray to black body w/ white crossbars, black belly
Marbled Salamander
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma talpoideum
Mole Salamander
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma tigrinum; black body w/ irregular yellow blotches, olive-yellow belly marbled w/ dark pigments
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Salamandridae Notophthalmus viridescens; red spots outlined in black, can have caudal fin
Eastern Newt
Plethodontidae Aneides aeneus; square-tipped toes, green lichen markings
Green Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus aeneus; round tail, half total body length, Y-shaped mark on head
Seepage Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus auriculatus; thick tail base, knife-edged above, spots irregular in double rows, gular fold, light belly w/ speckles
Southern Dusky Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus conanti; 6 to 8 pairs of golden or reddish spots, tail laterally compressed, gular fold, black belly w/ speckles
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus folkertsi; black belly, gular fold
Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Plethdontidae Desmognathus fuscus; dorsal spots bordered by dark way bands
Northern Dusky Salamander
Plethdontidae Desmognathus marmoratus; head flattened and wedge-shape, tail fin present on top
Shovel-nosed Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus monticola; relatively large eyes, roughly circular rings to scattered dark or light spots or streaks
Seal Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus ocoee; light to very dark brown, usually 4-6 pale spots fusing to varying degrees to form a way middorsal stripe
Ocoee Salamander
Plethodontidae Desmognathus quadramaculatus; two rows of light dots on sides, black belly
Black-bellied Salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon chlorobryonis
Atlantic coast slimy salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon cylindraceus
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon variolatus
South Carolina Slimy Salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon metcalfi; dark gray body with light gray on side of face, big eyes
southern gray-cheeked salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon teyahalee; small red spots on legs, chin lighter than belly
southern Appalachian salamander
Plethodontidae Plethodon websteri; either gray to dark gray or red to yellowish middorsal stripe, belly with black and red mottling
Webster's salamander
Plethodontidae Eurycea chamberlaini; 4 toes on all limbs, belly yellow and unmarked, uniformly colored or with dark, broken dorsolateral stripes
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander
Plethodontidae Eurycea cirrigera; like northern two-lined but 14 costal grooves
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Plethodontidae Eurycea guttolineata; 3 dark longitudinal stripes
Three-lined Salamander
Plethodontidae Eurycea quadridigitata; 4 toes on all limbs, belly gray or silvery with dark pigmentation
Dwarf Salamander
Plethodontidae Eurycea wilderae; black dorsolateral lines usually breaks into dots or blotches at about middle of tail
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
Plethodontidae Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; light lines from eyes to nostrils bordered below by black or grey
Spring Salamander
Plethodontidae Pseudotriton montanus; snout blunt and rounded, black spots
Mud Salamander
Plethodontidae Pseudotriton ruber; red or reddish orange dotted with rounded black spots
Red Salamander
Plethodontidae Stereochilus marginatus; small head, short tail, dark longitudinal lines
Many-lined Salamander
Plethodontidae Urspelerpes brucei; yellow patch on top of snout, yellow line along top of tail
patch-nosed salamander
Plethodontidae Hemidactylium scutatum; 4 toes, white belly with black spots
Four-toed Salamander