"Amphystomid" ba kalma ba ce a cikin harshen Ingilishi. Duk da haka, akwai irin wannan kalma mai suna "Ambystomid.""Ambystomid" siffa ce da ke nufin dangin Ambystomatidae, wanda rukuni ne na salamanders wanda aka fi sani da mole salamanders. Wadannan amphibians ana siffanta su da ƙaƙƙarfan gininsu, gajerun ƙafafu, da faɗin kai. Ana samun su a Arewacin Amurka da Tsakiyar Amurka, kuma an san wasu nau'ikan don iya rayuwa a ƙasa da ruwa.