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title: "Speckled Black Salamander"
description: "Aneides flavipunctatus — Płazy. The speckled black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus), previously known as just the black salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/speckled-black-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Speckled Black Salamander

> Aneides flavipunctatus — Płazy. The speckled black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus), previously known as just the black salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Aneides flavipunctatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 1177
- Wikidata: [Q2246834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2246834)
- iNaturalist taxon: [134308](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134308)

## Names

- en: Speckled Black Salamander
- de: Weißpunktsalamander
- es: Salamandra Negra
- fr: Anéide noir du Centre
- nl: Zwarte salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (1123)

## Summary

The speckled black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus), previously known as just the black salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the U.S. state of California. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Speckled Black Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/speckled-black-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allison Peters · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3127620

## Machine access

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