For more information about each caudate family and the taxonomic model, see the Caudate Families, and the Taxonomic Model. For information about Taxonomy, the Linnaean System of Classification, and Cladistics, see article 0012 - Introduction to Systematics & Taxonomy.

Ambystomatidae (Gray, 1850) Mole Salamanders

Genus Ambystoma (Tschudi, 1838) Mole Salamanders   Ambystoma annulatum Ringed Salamander   Ambystoma barbouri Streamside Salamander   Ambystoma californiense California Tiger Salamander   Ambystoma cingulatum Flatwoods Salamander   Ambystoma gracile Northwestern Salamander   Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson's Salamander   Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander   Ambystoma mabeei Mabee's Salamander   Ambystoma macrodactylum Long-Toed Salamander   Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander   Ambystoma mavortium Barred Tiger Salamander   Ambystoma mexicanum Axolotl   Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander   Ambystoma rosaceum Tarahumara Salamander   Ambystoma talpoideum Mole Salamander   Ambystoma texanum Small-Mouthed Salamander   Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander

Amphiumidae (Gray, 1825) Amphiumas / Congo Snakes

Genus Amphiuma (Garden In Smith, 1821) Amphiuma / Congo Snakes   Amphiuma means Two-Toed Amphiuma   Amphiuma pholeter One-Toed Amphiuma   Amphiuma tridactylum Three-Toed Amphiuma

Cryptobranchidae(Fitzinger, 1826) Giant Salamanders, Hellbenders

Genus Cryptobranchus (Leukart, 1821) Hellbenders   Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender

Genus Andrias (Tschudi, 1837) Giant Salamanders   Andrias davidianus Chinese Giant Salamander

Dicamtodontidae (Tihen, 1958) American Giant Salamanders / Pacific Mole Salamanders

Genus Dicamptodon (Struch, 1870) American Giant Salamanders / Pacific Mole Salamanders   Dicamptodon aterrimus Idaho Giant Salamander   Dicamptodon copei Cope's Giant Salamander   Dicamptodon ensatus California Giant Salamander   Dicamptodon tenebrosus Pacific Giant Salamander

Hynobiidae (Cope, 1859) Asiatic Salamander

Genus Batrachuperus (Boulenger, 1878) Mountain Salamanders   Batrachuperus persicus Persia Mountain Salamander

Genus Hynobius (Tschudi, 1838) Hynobiids / Asian Salamanders   Hynobius amjiensis Amji Hynobiid, Amji Salamander   Hynobius boulengeri Odaigahara Mt. Salamander   Hynobius chinensis Chinese Salamander   Hynobius dunni Oita Salamander   Hynobius kimurae Hida Salamander / Hondo Salamander   Hynobius leechii Korean Salamander, Gensan Salamander   Hynobius lichenatus Tohoku Salamander, Aomori Salamander   Hynobius naevius Buchi Salamander, Sagami Salamander   Hynobius nebulosus Clouded Sal., Mitsjama Sal.   Hynobius nigrescens Sendai Salamander, Black Hynobiid   Hynobius okiensis Noboribetsu Salamander, Oki Salamander   Hynobius quelpartensis Cheju Salamander   Hynobius retardatus Noboribetsu Sal., Yeso Sal.   Hynobius takedai Hokuriku Sal., Honshu Sal.   Hynobius tokyoensis Tokyo Salamander   Hynobius tsuensis Tsushima Salamander   Hynobius yiwuensis Yiwu Hynobiid

Genus Liua (Zhao and Hu, 1983) Wushan Salamanders   Liua shihi Wushan Salamander

Genus Onychodactylus (Tschudi, 1838) Clawed Salamanders   Onychodactylus japonicus Japanese Clawed Salamander

Genus Pachyhynobius (Fei, Qu (Ku), and Wu, 1983) Shangcheng Salamanders   Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Shangcheng Stout Salamander

Genus Ranodon (Kessler, 1866)   Ranodon sibiricus Siberian Salamander

Genus Salamandrella (Dybowski, 1870) Siberian Salamanders / Newts   Salamandrella keyserlingii Siberian Newt

Plethodontidae (Gray, 1850) Lungless Salamanders

Genus Karsenia (Min, Yang, Bonnett, Vieites, Brandon, & Wake, 2005) Korean Crevice Salamanders   Karsenia koreana Korean Crevice Salamander

Subfamily Desmognathinae (Gray, 1850) Dusky Salamanders

Genus Desmognathus (Baird, 1850) Dusky Salamanders   Desmognathus aeneus Seepage Salamander   Desmognathus apalachicolae Appalachicola Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus auriculatus Southern Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus brimleyorum Ouachita Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus carolinensis Carolina Mt. Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus folkertsi Dwarf Black-Bellied Salamander   Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus imitator Imitator Salamander   Desmognathus marmoratus Shovelnose Salamander   Desmognathus monticola Seal Salamander   Desmognathus ochrophaeus Alleghany Mt. Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus ocoee Ocoee Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus orestes Blue Ride Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus quadramaculatus Black-Bellied Salamander   Desmognathus santeetlah Santeetlah Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus welteri Black Mt. Dusky Salamander   Desmognathus wrighti Pygmy Salamander

Genus Phaeognathus (Highton, 1961) Red Hills Salamanders   Phaeognathus hubrichti Red Hills Salamander

Subfamily Plethodontinae (Gray, 1850)

Tribe: Bolitoglossini (Wake, 1966) Neo-Tropical Salamanders

Genus Batrachoseps (Bonaparte, 1839) Slender Salamanders   Batrachoseps attenuatus California Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps campi Inyo Mountain Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps diabolicus Hell Hollow Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps gabrieli San Gabriel Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps gavilanensis Gabilan Mnt's Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps gregarius Gregarious Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps incognitus San Simeon Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps kawia Sequoia Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps luciae Santa Lucian Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps major Garden Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps minor Lesser Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps nigriventris Blackbelly Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps pacificus Channel Islands Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps regius Kings River Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps relictus Relictual Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps robustus Kern Plateau Salamander   Batrachoseps simatus Kern Canyon Salamander   Batrachoseps stebbinsi Tehachapi Slender Salamander   Batrachoseps wrighti (=wrightorum) Oregon Slender Salamander

Genus Bolitoglossa (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) Tropical Lungless Salamanders   Bolitoglossa alvaradoi Alvarado's Salamander   Bolitoglossa colonnea Ridge-Headed Salamander   Bolitoglossa dofleini Giant Palm Salamander   Bolitoglossa mexicana Mexico Mitt Salamander   Bolitoglossa schizodactyla Colce Mushroomtongue Salamander

Genus Hydromantes (Gistel, 1848) Web-Toed Salamanders   Hydromantes brunus Limestone Salamander   Hydromantes (Speleomantes) genei Sardinian Cave Salamander   Hydromantes (Speleomantes) italicus Italian Cave Salamander   Hydromantes platycephalus Mount Lyell Salamander   Hydromantes shastae Shasta Salamander   Hydromantes (Speleomantes) strinatii Strinati's Cave Salamander

Subfamily Plethodontinae (Gray, 1850)

Tribe: Hemidactyliini (Wake, 1966) Brook, Mud, Spring, Red, Lined, etc.

Genus Eurycea (Rafinesque, 1822) Brook Salamanders   Eurycea bislineata Northern Two-Lined Salamander   Eurycea chamberlaini Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander   Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander   Eurycea guttolineata Three-Lined Salamander   Eurycea junaluska Junaluska Salamander   Eurycea longicauda Long-Tailed Salamander   Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander   Eurycea multiplicata Many-Ribbed Salamander   Eurycea quadridigitata Dwarf Salamander   Eurycea rathbuni Texas Blind Salamander   Eurycea sosorum Barton Springs Salamander   Eurycea spelaeus Grotto Salamander   Eurycea tonkawae Tonkawa Springs Salamander   Eurycea tridentifera Comal Blind Salamander   Eurycea tynerensis Oklahoma Salamander   Eurycea waterlooensis Austin Blind Salamander   Eurycea wilderae Blue-Ridge Two-Lined Salamander

Genus Gyrinophilus (Cope, 1869) Spring Salamanders & Cave Salamanders   Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Berry Cave Salamander   Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander   Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia Spring Salamander

Genus Heideotriton (Carr, 1939) Blind Salamanders   Haideotriton wallacei Georgia Blind Salamander

Genus Hemidactylium (Tschudi, 1838) Four-Toed Salamanders   Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander

Genus Pseudotriton (Tschudi, 1838) Red Salamanders & Mud Salamanders   Pseudotriton diastictus Midland Mud Salamander   Pseudotriton montanus Mud Salamander   Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander

Genus Speleomantis (Dubois, 1984) European Web-Toed Salamanders   Speleomantes (Hydromantes) genei Sardinian Cave Salamander   Speleomantes (Hydromantes) italicus Italian Cave Salamander   Speleomantes (Hydromantes) strinatii Strinati's Cave Salamander

Genus Stereochilus (Cope, 1869) Many-Lined Salamanders   Sterochilus marginatus Many-Lined Salamander

Subfamily Plethodontinae (Gray, 1850)

Tribe: Plethodontini (Wake, 1966)

Genus Aneides (Baird, 1851) Arboreal / Climbing Salamanders   Aneides aeneus Green Salamander   Aneides ferreus Clouded Salamander   Aneides flavipunctatus Black Salamander   Aneides hardii Sacramento Mnt. Salamander   Aneides lugubris Arboreal Salamander   Aneides vagrans Wandering Salamander

Genus Ensatina (Gray, 1850) Ensatinas   Enstatina eschscholtzii Ensatina   Enstatina klauberi (=E.e.klauberi) Large-Blotched Ensatina

Genus Plethodon (Tschudi, 1838) Slimy Salamanders & Woodland Salamanders   Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander   Plethodon angusticlavius Ozark Zigzag Salamander   Plethodon asupak Scott Bar Salamander   Plethodon aureolus Tellico Salamander   Plethodon caddoensis Caddo Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon chattahoochee Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander   Plethodon chlorobryonis Altlantic Coast Slimy Salamander   Plethodon cinereus Red-Backed Salamander   Plethodon cylindraceus White-Spotted Slimy Salamander   Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag Salamander   Plethodon dunni Dunn's Salamander   Plethodon electromorphus Northern Ravine Salamander   Plethodon elongatus Del Norte Salamander   Plethodon fourchensis Fourche Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Salamander   Plethodon grobmani Southern Slimy Salamander   Plethodon hoffmani Valley & Ridge Salamander   Plethodon hubrichti Peaks of Otter Salamander   Plethodon idahoensis Coeur D'Alene Salamander   Plethodon jordani Jordan's Salamander   Plethodon kentucki Cumberland Plateau Salamander   Plethodon kiamichi Kiamichi Slimy Salamander   Plethodon kisatchie Louisiana Slimy Salamander   Plethodon larselli Larch Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon mississippi Mississippi Slimy Salamander   Plethodon montanus Northern Gray-Cheeked Salamander   Plethodon neomexicanus Jemez Mnt.'s Salamander   Plethodon nettingi Cheat Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon ocmulgee Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander   Plethodon ouachitae Rich Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon petraeus Pigeon Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon richmondi Ravine Salamander   Plethodon savannah Savannah Slimy Salamander   Plethodon sequoyah Sequoyah Slimy Salamander   Plethodon serratus Southern Red-Backed Salamander   Plethodon shermani Red-Legged Salamander   Plethodon stormi Siskiyou Mnt. Salamander   Plethodon teyahalee Southern Appalachian Salamander   Plethodon vandykei Van Dyke's Salamander   Plethodon variolatus South Carolina Slimy Salamander   Plethodon vehiculum Western Red-Backed Salamander <