- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold barred tiger salamander, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the barred tiger salamander
The barred tiger salamander is a large mole salamander of lower western Canada, the western United States and northern Mexico, and one of the largest salamanders in North America. Its body is sturdy with a broad head, grey, dark brown or black with muddy yellow bars and spots that give a tiger-like pattern. Adults are mainly terrestrial and nocturnal, eating almost anything they can catch, including insects, slugs and earthworms. Eggs are laid in water, and the larvae live entirely in water with external gills. Typical adults reach 7.6 to 16.5 cm, while neotenic forms can reach 38.1 cm.
Barred Tiger Salamander facts
- Neotenic forms can reach 17.8 to 38.1 cm, far longer than typical adults.
- A cannibalistic form has large vomerine teeth and a wider head for eating bigger prey.
- Tiger salamanders are the state amphibian of Kansas and Colorado.
- Tiger salamanders have been known to live more than 20 years in captivity.
Where to see barred tiger salamander in the U.S.
4 zoos across 3 states
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District of Columbia· 1
Kansas· 2
New York· 1
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