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Ambystoma opacum
Marbled salamander
Petersburg National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Marbled salamander
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Caudata, Family Ambystomatidae, Genus Ambystoma, Species Ambystoma opacum


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		82 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vicksburg National Military Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:32:30 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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