Home›Species›Taxonomy›AmbystomaTaxaAmbystomaAmphibian GeneraReference and ClassificationVerifiedAmbystoma is a genus of mole salamanders native to North America, comprising roughly thirty species within the family Ambystomatidae. Several species are notable for retaining paedomorphic, gilled larval traits into sexual maturity rather than fully metamorphosing, a phenomenon studied extensively in the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), which has become a major research model for regeneration and developmental biology. Another well-known member, the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum and the closely related A. mavortium), is widely kept as a pet and serves as the official state amphibian in several US states. Members of the genus are generally stout-bodied, secretive burrowers found in forested and wetland habitats, breeding explosively in vernal pools after seasonal rains.FactsAmbystomaConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedGenus 1AmbystomaFilter Results30 entriesCommon GroupAllSalamanders And Newts (Caudata) (30)HabitatAllBog (1)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (3)Lake (11)Riparian Zone (1)River (8)Savanna (3)Temperate Forest (3)Temperate Rainforest (1)Vernal Pool (3)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (5)Data Deficient (2)Endangered (7)Least Concern (12)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (1)EcosystemAllGreat Lakes (2)Everyday GroupAllSalamanders And Newts (Caudata) (30)DietAllCarnivore (15)Omnivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (15)Terrestrial (11)Terrestrial and Freshwater (5)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (3)Kept as Pets (2)Natural Pest Control (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (2)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (30)Where It LivesAllBelgium (1)Italy (1)Mexico (16)North America (15)United States (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 30Anderson's SalamanderAmbystomaBarred Tiger SalamanderAmbystomaBlue-spotted SalamanderAmbystomaBlunt-headed SalamanderAmbystomaCalifornia Tiger SalamanderAmbystomaDelicate-skinned SalamanderAmbystomaDurango SalamanderAmbystomaFrosted Flatwoods SalamanderAmbystomaGranular SalamanderAmbystomaJefferson SalamanderAmbystomaLake Lerma SalamanderAmbystomaLake Patzcuaro SalamanderAmbystomaLeora's Stream SalamanderAmbystomaLong-toed SalamanderAmbystomaMabee's SalamanderAmbystomaMarbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)AmbystomaMole SalamanderAmbystomaMountain Stream SalamanderAmbystomaNorthwestern SalamanderAmbystomaPlateau Tiger SalamanderAmbystomaPuerto Hondo Stream SalamanderAmbystomaReticulated Flatwoods SalamanderAmbystomaRinged SalamanderAmbystomaSmall-mouth SalamanderAmbystomaSpotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)AmbystomaStreamside SalamanderAmbystomaTarahumara SalamanderAmbystomaTaylor's SalamanderAmbystomaToluca Stream SiredonAmbystomaYellow-peppered SalamanderAmbystomaConnectionsParent Taxon OfAnderson's Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Anderson's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Barred Tiger Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Barred tiger salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Blue-spotted Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Blue-spotted Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Blunt-headed Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Blunt-headed Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2California Tiger Salamander, Species Well-attested Source California Tiger Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Delicate-skinned Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Delicate-skinned Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Durango Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Durango Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Frosted Flatwoods Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Granular Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Granular Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Jefferson Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Jefferson Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Lake Lerma Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Lake Lerma Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Lake Patzcuaro Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Lake Patzcuaro Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Leora's Stream Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Leora's Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Long-toed Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Long-toed Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Mabee's Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Mabee's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum), Species Well-attested Source Marbled salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Mole Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mole salamandertier 2Mountain Stream Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Mountain Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Northwestern Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Northwestern Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Plateau Tiger Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Plateau Tiger Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Puerto Hondo Stream Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Puerto Hondo Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Ringed Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Ringed Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Small-mouth Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Small-mouth Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), Species Well-attested Source Spotted salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Streamside Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Streamside Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Tarahumara Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Tarahumara Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Taylor's Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Taylor's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2Toluca Stream Siredon, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ambystoma rivulareYellow-peppered Salamander, Species Well-attested Source Yellow-peppered Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InNorth AmericaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Ambystoma (Wikidata)Wikidata P105 (taxon rank)Wikidata item Q2513619 states P105 (taxon rank) = genus, matching the taxon name given at P225.Introduction, present-tense description of living member speciesThe Wikipedia article 'Mole salamander' describes Ambystoma in the present tense as a genus with living species; no extinction is stated for the genus as a whole.View the SourceSmall-mouth Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Small-mouth Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceMarbled salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum), Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceTarahumara Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tarahumara Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceLeora's Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Leora's Stream Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceStreamside Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Streamside Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceMabee's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mabee's Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceCalifornia Tiger Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: California Tiger Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceAnderson's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Anderson's Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceNorthwestern Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northwestern Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceFrosted Flatwoods Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Frosted Flatwoods Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceJefferson Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Jefferson Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceTaylor's Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Taylor's Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourcePlateau Tiger Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Plateau Tiger Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceMountain Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mountain Stream Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceSpotted salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceBlue-spotted Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Blue-spotted Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceLong-toed Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Long-toed Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceReticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceLake Lerma Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lake Lerma Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceRinged Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Ringed Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceBlunt-headed Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Blunt-headed Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceBarred tiger salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Barred Tiger Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourcePuerto Hondo Stream Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Puerto Hondo Stream Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceLake Patzcuaro Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lake Patzcuaro Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceGranular Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Granular Salamander, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the SourceDelicate-skinned Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Delicate-skinned Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceYellow-peppered Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Yellow-peppered Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceDurango Salamander (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Durango Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikipedia: Mole salamandertier 2WikipediaParent Taxon Of: Mole Salamander, Infobox: taxonAmbystomaIn Group: Salamander and Newt Genera, LeadThe mole salamanders (genus Ambystoma) are a group of advanced salamanders endemic to North America.View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ambystoma rivulareGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Toluca Stream Siredon, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Toluca Stream Siredon, Taxon record"genus": "Ambystoma"View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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