Marbled salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum Least concern

Where the marbled salamander lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,682 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Scientific name	Ambystoma opacum
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Ambystomatidae

Where does the marbled salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the marbled salamander in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

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 marbled salamander endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the marbled salamander?

The marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Ambystomatidae, genus Ambystoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the marbled salamander

The marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) is a species of mole salamander found in the eastern United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Marbled salamander (revision 1378202292), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1407596 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).