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Plethodontinae

(Subfamily)

Overview

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A Subfamily in the Kingdom Animalia.

Taxonomy

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The Subfamily Plethodontinae is a member of the Family Plethodontidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Plethodontinae:

The Subfamily Plethodontinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Anaides

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Aneides

Climbing salamanders is the common name for plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus Aneides. As this name suggests, most of these species have prehensile tails and are as mobile up a tree as in a stream. All six species inhabit mountain ecosystems, and all but two are found primarily in the mountains of California. [more]

Atylodes

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Batrachoseps

Slender salamander is the name often given to (lungless) salamanders of the genus Batrachoseps. They are distinguished from other lungless salamanders by their four toes on each foot. Their range is from Oregon and California (USA) to northern Baja California (Mexico). [more]

Bolitoglossa

Bolitoglossa also called Tropical climbing salamanders or Web-footed Salamanders is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family. Their range is Central and South America: Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northeastern Brazil, and central Bolivia. These are Arboreal, Neotropical salamanders. The feet are fully webbed, enabling them to cling to smooth surfaces. [more]

Desmognathus

Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders known as dusky salamanders, ranging from Eastern USA to Southeastern Canada. [more]

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii (commonly known by its genus name, Ensatina) is a complex of plethodontid (lungless) salamanders found in coniferous forests, oak woodland and chaparral from British Columbia, through Washington, Oregon, across California (where all seven subspecies variations are located), all the way down to Baja California in Mexico. [more]

Haideotriton

The Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is most commonly classified as genus Eurycea, but was historically considered monotypic within its own genus, Haideotriton.[] It is endemic to the United States. [more]

Hydromantes

Hydromantes commonly referred to as Web-toed Salamanders is a genus of the family of salamanders, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to Northern California, USA. [more]

Ixalotriton

Ixalotriton is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Karsenia

The Korean crevice salamander (Karsenia koreana) is a lungless salamander. It dwells under rocks in limestone forest areas of the Korean peninsula. It was discovered by Stephen J. Karsen, an American science teacher working in Daejeon, South Korea, in 2005. [more]

Lineatriton

Lineatriton is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Phaeognathus

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Plethodon

Woodland salamanders are of the genus Plethodon. They are so named due to their habitat, woodlands, and the fact that they have no aquatic larval stage. Eggs are laid underneath a stone or log and young hatch in the adult form. [more]

Speleomantes

Speleomantes is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Typhlotriton

The Grotto Salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Typhlotriton.[] It is endemic to the United States. [more]

More info about the Genus Typhlotriton may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 20:10:15