Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus | Ambystoma |
| Species | Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida, Georgia, Illinois
Counties
- Florida
- Jackson
- Georgia
- Walker
- Illinois
- Monroe, St. Clair, Union
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N1 Critically Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Utah
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oregon
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Florida
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- NE
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S3 Vulnerable
- DE
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Washington
- S3 Vulnerable
- NN
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S3 Vulnerable
- New York
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Ontario
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
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.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2162. https://cavebiology.org/species/ambystoma-tigrinum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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