Order Caudata

Taxon ID: 25849

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 24 taxa in Order Caudata spanning 6 families, and 12 genera.

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MBP has 24,989 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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An Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/6/2014).

Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Northern Two-lined Salamander in Charles Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Justin Lee, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) - Media by Justin Lee via iNaturalist. View Record

A Mud Salamander in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/17/2017).

Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

An Eastern Newt in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/5/2016).

Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

A Northern Slimy Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/5/2016).

Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

An Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/5/2016).

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

Four-toed Salamanders in Howard Co., Maryland (3/13/2013).

Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) - Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Dusky Salamander in Howard Co., Maryland (3/26/2013).

Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) - Media by Bonnie Ott.

Eastern Red-backed Salamanders in Howard Co., Maryland (3/4/2012).

Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Northern Two-lined Salamander in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/8/2014).

Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) - Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Northern Slimy Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (11/5/2017).

Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

A Northern Dusky Salamander in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/9/2019).

Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) - Media by Richard Crook. View Record

A Northern Two-lined Salamander in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/15/2020).

Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) - Media by Jakob Cackowski. View Record

A Long-tailed Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/4/2018).

Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda longicauda) - Media by Emilio Concari. View Record

A Valley and Ridge Salamander in Washington Co., Maryland (1/22/2018).

Valley and Ridge Salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) - Media by Justin Lee. View Record

A Northern Two-lined Salamander in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2014).

Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) - Media by Bonnie Bell. View Record

A Lesser Siren found in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/23/2014). First record for Maryland!

Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) - Media by Scott Smith.

A Dusky Salamander from Virginia (6/1/2008). Also known as Northern Dusky Salamander, these salamander are very common in the western counties of Maryland. They are often found under rocks in streams. Notice the white line behind the eye. This is a diagnostic field mark for Dusky Salamanders.

Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) - Media by Kerry Wixted.

$A Wehrle\'s Salamander in Elkins, West Virginia (7/8/2012). In Maryland, the species is state rare (S2) and listed as in need of conservation.$

Wehrle's Salamander (Plethodon wehrlei) - Media by Tom Feild.

A Green Salamander in Jefferson NF, Scott Co., Virginia (5/24/2009).

Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) - Media by Steve Collins.

A Northern Slimy Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2007).

Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) - Media by Bill Hubick.

An Eastern Newt in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/19/2018).

Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) - Media by Robert Ferraro. View Record

Marbled Salamander in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/29/2008). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

An Eastern Newt in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2014).

Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

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