MOLE SALAMANDERS For inquiries contact Mark Erelli The mole salamanders belong to the family Ambystomatidae, and are represented in the Connecticut River Valley region by four main species: the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculata), the blue spotted salamander (A. laterale), the jefferson salamander (A. jeffersonianum), and the marbled salamander (A. opacum). Herpetologists have long debated ...