Red salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the red salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red 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 red salamander endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red salamander?

The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Plethodontidae, genus Pseudotriton. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red salamander

The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) endemic to the Eastern United States. Its skin is brown, orange or red with random black spots. Semiaquatic adults and aquatic larvae live in temperate forests, small creeks, bogs, ponds, intermittent streams, and freshwater springs. Overall this species is common and widespread, but locally it has declined because of habitat loss and it is considered threatened in Indiana and New York. Red salamanders eat insects, earthworms, spiders, small crustaceans, snails, and smaller salamanders. To eat, they extend their tongue to capture prey on the tip of it and retract it back into their mouths. The red salamander, as a member of the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) lacks lungs and respires through its skin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red salamander (revision 1380718673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q167205 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).