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Local animals in this group:
lungless salamanders
mole salamanders
mudpuppies and waterdogs
newts and salamanders
sirens
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Salamanders
Caudata
Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
Phylum Chordata (chordates)
Class
Amphibia
(amphibians)
Order
Caudata
(salamanders)
Family
Ambystomatidae
(mole salamanders)
Species
Ambystoma laterale
(blue-spotted salamander)
Species
Ambystoma maculatum
(spotted salamander)
Species
Ambystoma opacum
(marbled salamander)
Species
Ambystoma texanum
(small-mouthed salamander)
Species
Ambystoma tigrinum
(tiger salamander)
Family
Plethodontidae
(lungless salamanders)
Species
Desmognathus fuscus
(dusky salamander)
Species
Hemidactylium scutatum
(four-toed salamander)
Species
Plethodon cinereus
(red-backed salamander)
Family
Proteidae
(mudpuppies and waterdogs)
Species
Necturus maculosus
(mudpuppy)
Family
Salamandridae
(newts and salamanders)
Species
Notophthalmus viridescens
(eastern newt)
Family
Sirenidae
(sirens)
Species
Siren intermedia
(lesser siren)