Lungless Salamanders

Plethodontidae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata) counts 6 species of amphibians. The stars? Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Northern Two-lined Salamander and Northern Dusky Salamander, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie6
  2. Estrie5
  3. Centre-du-Québec5
  4. Capitale-Nationale4
  5. Mauricie4
  6. Lanaudière4
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Nord-du-Québec2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Montréal1
  16. Côte-Nord1
  17. Laval1

Lungless Salamanders 6

Caudata
Plethodontidae