Blue-spotted salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue-spotted salamander lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ambystoma laterale
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Ambystomatidae

Where does the blue-spotted salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-spotted salamander in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue-spotted salamander endangered?

The blue-spotted salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-spotted salamander?

The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Ambystomatidae, genus Ambystoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-spotted salamander

The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Their range is known to extend to James Bay to the north, and southeastern Manitoba to the west. Blue-spotted salamanders include unisexual lineages that can reproduce without fertilization (gynogenesis).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-spotted salamander (revision 1377465055), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882830 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).