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title: "Blue-spotted Salamander"
description: "Ambystoma laterale — Amphibians. The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blue-spotted-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Blue-spotted Salamander

> Ambystoma laterale — Amphibians. The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.

- Scientific name: *Ambystoma laterale*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 15351
- Wikidata: [Q882830](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q882830)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52354](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52354)

## Names

- en: Blue-spotted Salamander
- de: Blauflecken-Querzahnmolch
- es: Salamandra de manchas azules
- fr: Ambystome à points bleus
- nl: Blauwgevlekte salamander

## Countries with the most observations

CA (7264), US (5667)

## Summary

The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Their range is known to extend to James Bay to the north, and southeastern Manitoba to the west.  Blue-spotted salamanders include unisexual lineages that can reproduce without fertilization (gynogenesis).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-spotted_salamander

## Photo

![Blue-spotted Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-spotted-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evan Feusi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341968833

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-spotted-salamander?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).