Salamanders of Tennessee

Thought that I would post some of my favorite photographs of salamanders from Tennessee.


Ambystoma barbouri (Streamside Salamander)

Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) gravid female

Ambystoma talpoideum (Mole Salamander)

Ambystoma texanum (Smallmouth Salamander)

Ambystoma tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander)


Amphiuma tridactylum (Three-toed Amphiuma)

Aneides aeneus (Green Salamander)

Desmognathus abditus (Cumberland Dusky Salamander)

Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) female with hatchlings

Desmognathus monticola (Seal Salamander)

Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Blackbelly Salamander)

Desmognathus santeetlah (Santeetlah Dusky Salamander)

Desmognathus wrighti (Pygmy Salamander)

Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-lined Salamander)

Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander)


Eurycea wilderae (Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander)

Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)

Gyrinophilus gulolineatus (Berry Cave Salamander)

Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus (Pale Salamander)

Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides (Big Mouth Cave Salamander)

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blue Ridge Spring Salamander)

Necturus maculosus (Common Mudpuppy) juvenile

Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Eastern Newt) eft

Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander)

Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander) juvenile with gold streak

Plethodon jordani (Jordan's Salamander)

Pseudotriton montanus (Mud Salamander)



Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander)

Siren intermedia nettingi (Western Lesser Siren)

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