Salamander Families

hellbenders, loose baggy skin, shovel head. external fertilization. eastern US and eastern asia. 2 genera 4 species

asian salamander. 1 specimen is a scrungly spindly bitch with a broken tail. external fertilization. 9 genera 82 species

2 front legs only, usually external gills. external fertilization. southeastern US. 2 genera 5 species

Newts and others, orange belly, often toxic. internal fertilization. N america, asia, europe, africa. 21 genera 120 species

giant salamanders, that unique mottled pattern. internal fertilization. northwestern US. 1 genus 4 species

mole salamanders, like tiger salamander. internal fertilization. north america. 1 genus 32 species

mudpuppy, 4 legs external gills. internal fertilization. eastern US and eastern europe. 2 genera 6 species

small and shitty specimens yellow with dark spots, square ass vent. internal fertilization. Northwestern US. 1 genus 4 species

seal-faced worm, reduced legs, no external gills. internal fertilization. southeastern US. 1 genus 3 species

lungless salamanders, skinny bodies, nasolabial grooves. internal fertilization. north and south america. 28 genera 479 species

no legs, annulii rings, cloaca at end of tail, no external gills. internal fertilization. pantropical. 33 genera 214 species