Plateau Tiger Salamander

A very large salamander with a stout body, broad head, and small eyes. It is covered with yellow to olive spots or blotches irregularly scattered over the back and sides.Formerly included as a subspecies of A. tigrinum known as A. t. velasci, it is now generally recognized to be an independent species.

A Mexican salamander whose distribution reaches as far north as the New Mexico border. Its range extends through central Mexico as far south as Mexico City , avoiding either coast.