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The axolotl is a unique aquatic salamander belonging to the Ambystoma genus. Native to Lake Xochimilco, Mexico, it's notable for retaining its larval features throughout life – a trait called neoteny. This remarkable amphibian possesses exceptional regenerative abilities, including limb regrowth, an...
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is notable for hosting photosynthetic algae within its embryos, the first confirmed case of algal endosymbiosis inside the cells of a vertebrate.
Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) is one of North America's largest land-dwelling salamanders, reaching up to 33 cm in length, and is the official state amphibian of Kansas.
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) is an eastern North American species that breeds in autumn on dry land, with females guarding eggs until winter rains arrive to flood the nest site.
Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a small northeastern mole salamander with vivid blue flecks on black skin, notable for forming all-female polyploid hybrid lineages.
Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) is a rare, slender species endemic to the Ozark Plateau of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, notable for its unusual autumn breeding season in temporary ponds.
Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile) is a Pacific Northwest mole salamander with prominent parotoid glands that secrete a milky, toxic substance used to deter predators.
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) is a southeastern U.S. species notable for facultative paedomorphosis, with some populations permanently retaining larval gills and remaining fully aquatic.
Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), named for Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, is a mole salamander that serves as a parent species in several unisexual all-female Ambystoma hybrid lineages.
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is a western North American mole salamander named for its elongated fourth toe, with five subspecies ranging from California north into Alaska.
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a midwestern North American species notable for forming all-female hybrid lineages with Jefferson Salamander that reproduce through kleptogenesis.
