Blue-Spotted Salamander vs large skullcap

Ambystoma laterale compared with Scutellaria columnae

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while large skullcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Scutellaria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Scutellaria columnae

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

large skullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large skullcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Spotted Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

large skullcap

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Blue-Spotted Salamander

The Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.