Tiger salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Least concern

Where the tiger 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 154 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Scientific name	Ambystoma tigrinum
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 tiger salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tiger salamander in 1 country or territory across North America.

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 tiger salamander endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tiger salamander?

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

About the tiger salamander

The tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum), or eastern tiger salamander, is a species of mole salamander and one of the largest terrestrial salamanders in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tiger salamander (revision 1370169037), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q113224 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).