Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas

CAUDATA — Salamanders

ESTABLISHED TAXA

AMBYSTOMATIDAE — Mole Salamanders

Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium Baird 1850

Small-mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum (Matthes 1855)

Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum (Green 1825)

PLETHODONTIDAE — Lungless Salamanders

Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda (Green 1818) — Threatened

Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque 1822 — Endangered

Western Grotto Salamander Eurycea spelaea Stejneger 1892 — Endangered

PROTEIDAE — Mudpuppys and Olms

Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque 1818)

SALAMANDRIDAE — Newts

Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque 1820) — Threatened

NOT YET ESTABLISHED TAXA OF INTEREST

AMBYSTOMATIDAE — Mole Salamanders

Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Accidental

CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE — Giant Salamanders

Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin 1803) — Questionable

PLETHODONTIDAE — Lungless Salamanders

Oklahoma Salamander Eurycea tynerensis (Cope 1869) — Questionable

Western Slimy Salamander Plethodon albagula Grobman 1944 — Questionable

Ozark Zigzag Salamander Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman 1944 — Possible

SIRENIDAE — Sirens

Lesser Siren Siren intermedia Barnes 1826 — Accidental

EXTINCT TAXA (in prep)

AMBYSTOMATIDAE — Mole Salamanders

Hibbard's Salamander †Ambystoma hibbardi Tihen 1955

Kansas Salamander †Ambystoma kansense (Adams in Adams and Martin 1929)

Martin's Salamander †Lanebatrachus martini (Taylor 1941)

Routine Salamander †Ogallalabatrachus horarium (Taylor 1941)