Plethodon
Temporal range:
Southern Appalachian salamander (Plethodon teyahalee)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Tschudi, 1838
Synonyms[2]

Plethodon is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are also known as woodland salamanders or, more rarely, slimy salamanders.[2] All members of the genus are endemic to North America (Canada and USA).[2] They have no aquatic larval stage. In some species, such as Plethodon cinereus, the red-backed salamander, eggs are laid underneath a stone or log.[3] Young hatch in the adult form.[3] Members of Plethodon primarily eat small invertebrates.[4] The earliest known fossils of this genus are from the Hemphillian of Tennessee in the United States.[1]

Species

There are 56 species in the genus Plethodon.[2] Listed in alphabetical order of specific name:

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Plethodon.

References

  1. 1 2 "Plethodon Tschudi 1838". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Plethodon Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59334A193391260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59334A193391260.en. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Plethodon cinereus (Eastern Red-backed Salamander)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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