Caudata- salamander species

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Cryptobranchidae Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; broad flat head, skinfolds, small dark spots

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Cryptobranchidae Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; broad flat head, skinfolds, small dark spots

Eastern Hellbender

<p>Eastern Hellbender</p>
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Proteidae Necturus punctatus; gray and white belly, no spots

Dwarf Waterdog

<p>Dwarf Waterdog</p>
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Amphiumidae Amphiuma means; eel-like, 2 toes

Two-toed Amphiuma (bite = mean)

<p>Two-toed Amphiuma (bite = mean)</p>
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Sirenidae Pseudobranchus striatus; 3 toes, no hindlimbs, external gills, distinct stripes

Northern Dwarf Siren

<p>Northern Dwarf Siren</p>
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Sirenidae Siren intermedia; 4 toes, no hindlimbs, 31-35 costal grooves

Lesser Siren

<p>Lesser Siren</p>
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Sirenidae Siren lacertina; back darker than sides, 36 to 40 costal grooves

Greater Siren

<p>Greater Siren</p>
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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma cingulatum; lichenlike patterns, salt-and-pepper belly, teeth in 2 rows, 14 or fewer costal grooves

Frosted Flatwoods Salamander

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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma mabeei; teeth in 1 row, long toes, small head

Mabee's Salamander

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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma maculatum; round yellowish spots in irregular rows, often orange spots on head

Spotted Salamander

<p>Spotted Salamander</p>
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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma opacum; gray to black body w/ white crossbars, black belly

Marbled Salamander

<p>Marbled Salamander</p>
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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma talpoideum

Mole Salamander

<p>Mole Salamander</p>
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Ambystomatidae Ambystoma tigrinum; black body w/ irregular yellow blotches, olive-yellow belly marbled w/ dark pigments

Eastern Tiger Salamander

<p>Eastern Tiger Salamander</p>
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Salamandridae Notophthalmus viridescens; red spots outlined in black, can have caudal fin

Eastern Newt

<p>Eastern Newt</p>
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Plethodontidae Aneides aeneus; square-tipped toes, green lichen markings

Green Salamander

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Plethodontidae Desmognathus aeneus; round tail, half total body length, Y-shaped mark on head

Seepage Salamander

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Plethodontidae Desmognathus auriculatus; thick tail base, knife-edged above, spots irregular in double rows, gular fold, light belly w/ speckles

Southern Dusky Salamander

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Plethodontidae Desmognathus conanti; 6 to 8 pairs of golden or reddish spots, tail laterally compressed, gular fold, black belly w/ speckles

Spotted Dusky Salamander

<p>Spotted Dusky Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Desmognathus folkertsi; black belly, gular fold

Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander

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Plethdontidae Desmognathus fuscus; dorsal spots bordered by dark way bands

Northern Dusky Salamander

<p>Northern Dusky Salamander</p>
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Plethdontidae Desmognathus marmoratus; head flattened and wedge-shape, tail fin present on top

Shovel-nosed Salamander

<p>Shovel-nosed Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Desmognathus monticola; relatively large eyes, roughly circular rings to scattered dark or light spots or streaks

Seal Salamander

<p>Seal Salamander</p>
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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

<p>Ocoee Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Desmognathus quadramaculatus; two rows of light dots on sides, black belly

Black-bellied Salamander

<p>Black-bellied Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Plethodon chlorobryonis

Atlantic coast slimy salamander

<p>Atlantic coast slimy salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Plethodon cylindraceus

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

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Plethodontidae Plethodon glutinosus

Northern Slimy Salamander

<p>Northern Slimy Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Plethodon variolatus

South Carolina Slimy Salamander

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Plethodontidae Plethodon metcalfi; dark gray body with light gray on side of face, big eyes

southern gray-cheeked salamander

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Plethodontidae Plethodon teyahalee; small red spots on legs, chin lighter than belly

southern Appalachian salamander

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Plethodontidae Plethodon websteri; either gray to dark gray or red to yellowish middorsal stripe, belly with black and red mottling

Webster's salamander

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Plethodontidae Eurycea chamberlaini; 4 toes on all limbs, belly yellow and unmarked, uniformly colored or with dark, broken dorsolateral stripes

Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander

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Plethodontidae Eurycea cirrigera; like northern two-lined but 14 costal grooves

Southern Two-lined Salamander

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Plethodontidae Eurycea guttolineata; 3 dark longitudinal stripes

Three-lined Salamander

<p>Three-lined Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Eurycea quadridigitata; 4 toes on all limbs, belly gray or silvery with dark pigmentation

Dwarf Salamander

<p>Dwarf Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Eurycea wilderae; black dorsolateral lines usually breaks into dots or blotches at about middle of tail

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

<p>Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; light lines from eyes to nostrils bordered below by black or grey

Spring Salamander

<p>Spring Salamander</p>
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Plethodontidae Pseudotriton montanus; snout blunt and rounded, black spots

Mud Salamander

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Plethodontidae Pseudotriton ruber; red or reddish orange dotted with rounded black spots

Red Salamander

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Plethodontidae Stereochilus marginatus; small head, short tail, dark longitudinal lines

Many-lined Salamander

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Plethodontidae Urspelerpes brucei; yellow patch on top of snout, yellow line along top of tail

patch-nosed salamander

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Plethodontidae Hemidactylium scutatum; 4 toes, white belly with black spots

Four-toed Salamander

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