Salamanders

Salamanders of Iowa

Iowa has seven* species of salamanders. Click on the links below to view the complete species accounts, range maps and more photos.

Blue-spotted Salamander  Ambystoma laterale

Smallmouth Salamander  Ambystoma texanum

Eastern Tiger Salamander  Ambystoma tigrinum

Mudpuppy  Necturus maculosus

Eastern Newt  Notophthalmus viridescens