Common Names
Common Names in English:
Northern Slimy Salamander, Slimy Salamander
Description
Physical Description
Species Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus
4-7 in. 912-17 cm). Coloration of body is black with white spots. Several species exist but they are indistinguishable in the field so most are considered to be simply slimy salamanders. These salamanders are considered to be sticky because the secretions from their skin are like glue.
Habitat
Usually found in woodland ravines or hillsides in North Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander is found along the coastal area, while the White-Spotted Salamander is located throughout the piedmont of North Carolina.
Biology
Reproduction
Eggs are usually laid under logs . In coastal region, eggs are laid annually in late summer and fall . In the mountain region, the eggs are laid only every other spring .
Behavior
Slimy Salamanders forage at night and then burrow during the day under leaf litter , rotten logs , and stones .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Urodela
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Plethodontini
()
- Genus:
Plethodon
()
- Tschudi, 1838
- Specific name:
glutinosus
- Subspecies:
glutinosus
- Scientific name: - Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus (Green, 1818)
- Subspecies:
glutinosus
- Specific name:
glutinosus
- Genus:
Plethodon
(
- Tribe:
Plethodontini
(
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Urodela
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 11, 2001.
Similar Species
Both Plethodon cylindraceus - White Spotted Salamander and Plethodon chlorobryonis - Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander are indistinguishable from Plethodon glutinosus in the field.
Members of the genus Plethodon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 102 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. aeneus · P. ainsworthi (Ainsworth's Salamander) · P. albagula (White-Throated Slimy Salamander) · P. amplus (Blue Ridge Gray-Cheeked Salamander) · P. angusticlavius (Narrow-Striped Red-Backed Salamander) · P. asupak · P. aureolus (Tellico Salamander) · P. caddoensis (Caddo Mountain Salamander) · P. chatahoochee (Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander) · P. chattahoochee (Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander) · P. cheoah (Cheoah Bald Salamander) · P. chlorobryonis (Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander) · P. cinereus (Northern Red-Backed Salamander) · P. cinereus angusticlavius · P. cinereus cinereus · P. cinereus dorsalis · P. cinereus erythronotus · P. cinereus polycentratus · P. cinereus serratus · P. cinerus · P. croceater · P. cylindraceus (White-Spotted Slimy Salamander) · P. dixi · P. dorsalis (Northern Zigzag Salamander) · P. dorsalis angusticlavius (Narrow-Striped Red-Backed Salamander) · P. dorsalis dorsalis (Eastern Zigzag Salamander) · P. dunni (Western Tan-Backed Salamander) · P. electromorphus (Northern Ravine Salamander) · P. elongatus (Del Norte Salamander) · P. erythronotus · P. eschscholtzii · P. flavipunctatus · P. fourchensis (Fourche Mountain Salamander) · P. gluntinosus · P. glutinosis · P. glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander) · P. glutinosus albagula · P. glutinosus complex · P. glutinosus glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander) · P. glutinosus grobmani · P. glutinosus variolatus · P. gluttonosus · P. gordoni · P. grobmani (Southeastern Slimy Salamander) · P. hardii · P. hoffmani (Valley and Ridge Salamander) · P. hubrichti (Peaks of Otter Salamander) · P. huldae · P. idahoensis (Coeur D'alene Salamander) · P. intermedius · P. jordani (Appalachian Woodland Salamander) · P. jordani clemsonae · P. jordani jordani (Appalachian Woodland Salamander) · P. jordani kentucki · P. jordani melaventris · P. jordani metcalfi · P. jordani rabunensis · P. jordani shermani · P. jordoni · P. kentucki (Cumberland Plateau Salamander) · P. kiamichi (Kiamichi Slimy Salamander) · P. kisatchie (Louisiana Slimy Salamander) · P. larselli (Larch Mountain Salamander) · P. longicrus · P. meridianus (South Mountain Gray-Cheeked Salamander) · P. metcalfi (Southern Gray-Cheeked Salamander) · P. mississippi (Mississippi Slimy Salamander) · P. montanus (Northern Gray-Cheeked Salamander) · P. neomexicanus (Jemez Mountains Salamander) · P. nettingi (Cheat Mountain Salamander) · P. ocmulgee (Central Georgia Slimy Salamander) · P. oconaluftee (Southern Appalachian Salamander) · P. oregonensis · P. ouachitae (Rich Mountain Salamander) · P. ouatichae · P. petraeus (Pigeon Mountain Salamander) · P. punctatus (White Spotted Salamander) · P. richmondi (Southern Ravine Salamander) · P. richmondi popei · P. richmondi shenandoah · P. savannah (Eastern Georgia Slimy Salamander) · P. sequoyah (Southeastern Oklahoma Slimy Salamander) · P. serratus (Southern Red-Backed Salamander) · P. shenandoah (Shenandoah Salamander) · P. sherando (Big Levels Salamander) · P. shermani (Red-Legged Salamander) · P. shermani melaventris · P. shermani rabunensis · P. stormi (Siskiyou Mountains Salamander) · P. teyahalee (Southern Appalachian Salamander) · P. vandykei (Van Dyke's Salamander) · P. vandykei idahoensis · P. vandykei vandykei (Van Dyke's Salamander) · P. variolatus (South Carolina Slimy Salamander) · P. vehiculum (Western Red-Backed Salamander) · P. vehiculus · P. ventralis (Southern Zigzag Salamander) · P. virginia (Shenandoah Mountain Salamander) · P. websteri (Southern Zig-Zag Salamander) · P. wehrlei (Dixie Caverns Salamander)
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Further Reading
- A new rodent from Dutch New Guinea [by] Wilfred H. Osgood. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1945. ENG url p. vii.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 19.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 17.
- Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Notes on growth and reproduction of the slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus [by] Clifford H. Pope and Sarah H. Pope. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1949. ENG url p. 251.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. [Washington, Biological Society of Washington] ENG url p. 131.
- The amphibians of Missouri / by Tom R. Johnson. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1977. ENG url p. 56, p. 8.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2812660
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173650
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173650
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAD12072
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2449414
