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Western Tiger Salamander - Ambystomatidae
Western ¾ KS
Chunky low bar salamander
Big, black, and yellow
Fossorial adults
Does the Ambystoma mating dance
Small mouthed Salamander - Ambystomatidae
Eastern and South Central KS
Slender
Narrow head
Brownish/olivish/blackish & frosted flakes
Fossorial
Hellbender - Cryptobranchidae
Not likely in KS
Flappy skinned snot otter
Aquatic salamander without external gills
Permanently aquatic
Long-Tailed Salamander - Plethodontidae
Extreme SE KS
Slender back striped
Brown/yellow sides with yellow/orange back stripe
Stripe on back has black spots
Vertical bars on tail
Eggs attached under rocks in streams
Status: State threatened
Cave Salamander - Plethodontidae
Extreme SE KS
Orange salamander with black spots
Status: State endangered
Western Grotto Salamander - Plethodontidae
Extreme SE KS
White/pink with dark eye spots
Cave specialists
Eats inverts & guano
Mudpuppy - Proteidae
Eastern KS
Fluffy gills
4-6 years as larvae
Eastern Newt - Salamandridae
East KS
No costal grooves
Belly yellow with small black spots throughout
Aquatic larvae - terrestrial juvenile - aquatic adult
Males broader tail fin
Non flowing waters
