Amphiumidae
Cryptobranchidae
Proteidae
Rhyacotritonidae
Sirenidae

For convenience, the 5 smallest caudate families are listed together on this page.

 

Amphiumidae

Genus: Amphiuma
      Species Common Name
  Amphiuma means Two-toed Amphiuma
  Amphiuma pholeter One-toed Amphiuma
  Amphiuma tridactylum Three-toed Amphiuma




Cryptobranchidae

Genus: Andrias
      Species Common Name
    Andrias davidianus Chinese Giant Salamander
    Andrias japonicusJapanese Giant Salamander

Genus: Cryptobranchus
      Species Common Name
    Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis Hellbender




Proteidae

Genus: Necturus
      Species Common Name
  Necturus alabamensis Black Warrior Waterdog
  Necturus beyeri Gulf Coast Waterdog
  Necturus lewisi Neuse River Waterdog
  Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy
  Necturus punctatus Dwarf Waterdog
  Necturus sp. cf. beyeri East Gulf Coast Waterdog

Genus: Proteus
      Species Common Name
    Proteus anguinus Olm






Rhyacotritonidae

Genus: Rhyacotriton
      Species Common Name
  Rhyacotriton cascadae Cascades Torrent Salamander
    Rhyacotriton kezeri Columbia Torrent Salamander
    Rhyacotriton olympicus Olympic Torrent Salamander
    Rhyacotriton variegatus Southern Torrent Salamander




Sirenidae

Genus: Pseudobranchus
      Species Common Name
  Pseudobranchus axanthus Southern Dwarf Siren
  Pseudobranchus striatus Northern Dwarf Siren

Genus: Siren
      Species Common Name
  Siren intermedia Lesser Siren
    Siren lacertina Greater Siren

 

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