Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus | Ambystoma |
| Species | Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida, Ohio
Counties
- Florida
- Jackson
- Ohio
- Hocking
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- DE
- S3 Vulnerable
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S3 Vulnerable
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- NH
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S3 Vulnerable
- Massachusetts
- S2 Imperiled
- Wisconsin
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- RI
- S2 Imperiled
- District of Columbia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Seibert, H.C. & Brandon, R.A. 1960. The salamanders of southeastern Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 60: 291–303. https://kb.osu.edu/bitstreams/1a8cbbb7–8184–5987–9c09-ac703d8485b9/download.
How to cite this account
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2161. https://cavebiology.org/species/ambystoma-opacum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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