Salamander Quiz

What is the order name for all of the salamanders this week?

• Caudata

• Anura

• Testudines

• Plethodontiformes

What family is the hellbender in?

• Plethodontidae

• Cryptobranchidae

• Ambystomatidae

• Sirenidae

How can you tell the lesser siren and mudpuppy apart?

• Lesser siren has no hind limbs

• Mudpuppy has no hind limbs

• Lesser siren is the only one with external gills

• Mudpuppy has 5 toes per foot.

All of the salamanders in the Ambystomatidae family have what kind of grooves ("fat rolls") along their sides?

What is a distinguishing characteristic of the Jefferson salamander?

• Extremely long toes

• Spots on their back

• Striping on their back

What is the scientific name of the spotted salamander?

• Ambystoma jeffersonianum

• Ambystoma maculatum

• Ambystoma opacum

• Ambystoma tigrnum

What is the scientific name of the marbled salamander?

• Ambystoma jeffersonianum

• Ambystoma maculatum

• Ambystoma opacum

• Ambystoma tigrinum

How can you tell the eastern tiger salamander and spotted salamander apart?

• The eastern tiger salamander is smaller than the spotted salamander

• The eastern tiger salamander has spots on the belly, while the spotted salamander has a plain belly

• The eastern tiger salamander has perfect little circles while the spotted salamander has irregular circles

• The eastern tiger salamander has no spots on the belly while the spotted salamander has lots of spots on their belly.

What is the order for the mudpuppy?

• Proteidae

• Cryptobranchidae

• Plethodontidae

• Ambystomatidae

What is a characteristic that is specific to the northern dusky salamander?

• Chonky back legs

• Chin lift (Kinked upward)

• Extremely long toes

• Spots on the body