---
title: "Zeehondsalamander"
description: "Desmognathus monticola — Amfibieën. The seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a species of lungless salamander that is endemic to the Eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/seal-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zeehondsalamander

> Desmognathus monticola — Amfibieën. The seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a species of lungless salamander that is endemic to the Eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Desmognathus monticola*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 7091
- Wikidata: [Q785882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q785882)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27413](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27413)

## Names

- en: Seal Salamander
- de: Robbensalamander
- es: Salamandra Foca
- fr: Desmognathe phoque
- nl: Zeehondsalamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (5283)

## Summary

The seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a species of lungless salamander that is endemic to the Eastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Zeehondsalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/seal-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8812520

## Machine access

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