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title: "Jefferson Salamander"
description: "Ambystoma jeffersonianum — Anfíbios. The Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a mole salamander native to the northeastern United States, southern and central Ontario, and southwestern Quebec."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/jefferson-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jefferson Salamander

> Ambystoma jeffersonianum — Anfíbios. The Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a mole salamander native to the northeastern United States, southern and central Ontario, and southwestern Quebec.

- Scientific name: *Ambystoma jeffersonianum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2737
- Wikidata: [Q2511623](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2511623)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26725](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26725)

## Names

- en: Jefferson Salamander
- de: Jefferson-Querzahnmolch
- es: Salamandra del noreste
- fr: Ambystome de Jefferson
- nl: Jeffersons salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (2005), CA (157)

## Summary

The Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a mole salamander native to the northeastern United States, southern and central Ontario, and southwestern Quebec. It was named after Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.
It is typically dark gray, brown, or black on its dorsal surface, but a lighter shade on its anterior. Some individuals may also have silver or blue specks on their sides; the area around the vent is usually gray. These salamanders are slender, with a wide nose and distinctive long toes, and range in size from 11 to 18 cm (4.3 to 7.1 in).
Like other mole salamanders, the Jefferson salamander burrows…

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

## Photo

![Jefferson Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jefferson-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155408083

## Machine access

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