Salamanders
| Scientific name | Common name | Description | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted salamander | Adults are 3.5 to 5.5 inches (8.9 to 14 cm) long and are colored black with turquoise or pale blue spots. | ||
| Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted salamander | Adults are 4.3 to 9.8 inches (11 to 25 cm) long and are colored black or dark gray with round yellow spots. | ||
| Ambystoma opacum | Marbled salamander | Adults are 3.5 to 5 inches (8.9 to 13 cm) long and are colored black or dark gray with white or gray markings. | Considered an endangered species in Michigan. | |
| Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed salamander | Adults are 4.3 to 7 inches (11 to 18 cm) long and are colored black, gray or brown. | Considered an endangered species in Michigan. | |
| Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum | Eastern tiger salamander | Adults are 7 to 13 inches (18 to 33 cm) long and are colored black, brown or olive with yellow or brown spots. | ||
| Ambystoma tremblayi | Tremblay's salamander | A three-chromosomed hybrid between A. laterale and A. jeffersonianum; difficult to distinguish visually from the former. | Has been noted near Ann Arbor, Michigan. | |
| Eurycea bislineata | Northern Two Lined Salamander | Adults reach 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) long and are generally yellow with two dark lines running the length of the body. | Only known to occur at Murphy Lake State Game Area in Tuscola County in eastern Michigan. | |
| Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed salamander | Adults are 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10 cm) long and are colored orange to gray-brown, with small black or blue speckles. | ||
| Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Adults are 8 to 19 inches (20 to 48 cm) long and are colored black or gray-brown with dark splotches. | ||
| Notophthalmus viridescens | Eastern newt | Adults are 2.5 to 5.5 inches (6.4 to 14 cm) long and are colored olive green to greenish brown. | ||
| Plethodon cinereus | Red-backed salamander | Adults are 2.3 to 5 inches (5.8 to 13 cm) long and are generally darkly colored, with a red stripe on their back early in their life cycle. | ||
| Siren intermedia nettingi | Western lesser siren | Adults are 7 to 19.7 inches (18 to 50 cm) long and are colored gray, brown or olive. | Considered a species of special concern in Michigan. |
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