Did you know that that there are about 500 salamander species found here on earth? There are several salamanders to choose from, unfortunately, not all of them can be taken and kept as pets at home. Some of them are near extinction; hence they are protected by laws in chosen areas. Below are some of the common species that can be kept as pets.
Each species often correspond to a particular area where they can be mostly located. For instance, an Eastern Mud salamander can be seen mostly on muddy areas in the East Coast while they can never be seen on the West Coast.
Ambystoma Tigrinum or commonly called the tiger salamander may grow as much as 1 foot or longer. They are mostly characterized by yellow spots all over the body together with some stripes. They are commonly seen in some areas of Mexico. They are located on lowland and mountainous areas and they love to dwell on rocks and boulders than in water.
Ambystoma cingulatum or commonly called Flatwoods salamander are somewhat smaller compared to the Tiger salamanders. They regularly grow an average length of about 1/3. They are commonly seen in southwestern of United States. They want to lodge in pine forests and lay their eggs that mature in a matter of 3-5 weeeks.
Ambystoma gracile or commonly called the Northwestern salamander usually measures about the length between the Tiger salamander and the Flatwoods salamander. Northwestern salamander usually measures an average of