Salamanders and newts collection

The Marbled Salamander grows to be 4 to 5 inches at maturity. Their body is black and white with a marbled pattern. Some specimens are entirely black or white, but this is rare. Marbled Salamanders have short and stocky bodies with stubby tails. They

Salamander - HellBender

The Hellbender Salamander is a purely aquatic animal with a very flat dorsoventral body and head. The Hellbender lacks eyelids due to the fact that this Salamander never undergoes complete metamorphosis. Younger Hellbenders have gills, but as they re

Salamander - Greater Siren

Because they lack hind legs, the appearance of the Greater Siren is unique. They have long, thick bodies and are usually between two and a half and three feet long. The Greater Siren is a drab olive green or gray to black color. The sides can have so

Salamander - Giant Coastal

The Coastal Giant Salamander is one of the largest terrestrial salamanders, and grows to a length between 13 and 14 inches. About 7 inches of that length is made up by the salamander's tail. Generally, Coastal Giant Salamanders have smooth black or d

Salamander - Fire

At birth, the aquatic Fire Salamander larvae are 1 inch in length. The larvae will metamorphose and measure 1.5 to 2 inches after only two or three months. The adult, terrestrial, Fire Salamander typically reaches a length of 6 to 8 inches and can gr

Salamander - Eastern Long Toed

Eastern Long Toed Salamanders have a jagged edged stripe along their backs that is essentially made up of overlapping tan or yellow splotches. This stripe runs from the head to the tail tip. Splotches may also be evident on the head. The background c

Newt - Rough Skinned

By maturity, Rough Skinned Newts can measure up to 8 inches, although the tail makes up more than half that length. With bumpy skin, the Rough Skinned Newt is a dark or light shade of brown or black. Its underside may be orange or yellow. The lower e

Newt - Fire Belly

The Fire Belly Newt is sometimes confused with the Chinese Fire Belly Newt; but these are in fact different newts all together. The Chinese Fire Belly Newt has orange coloring in the ventral area and is usually a darker color over all. The Fire Belly

Caecilian - Varagua

The Varagua Caecilian is very distinct and unusual looking. They are limbless and grow to about 30 centimeters (1 foot) long. They have gigantic mouths, accompanied by nearly useless eyes. Their eyes are tiny and completely covered by skin. They have

Caecilian - Rio Cauda

Adult Rio Cauca Caecilians average lengths of 18 to 24 inches. Their elongate bodies are brownish black and worm-like in appearance. Some Rio Cauca Caecilians have body diameters of an inch.