Biology:Plethodon
| Plethodon | |
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| Southern Appalachian salamander (Plethodon teyahalee) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon Tschudi, 1838 |
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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.
Plethodon kentucki
Plethodon serratus
Plethodon yonahlossee
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plethodon Tschudi 1838". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=37390.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Plethodontinae/Plethodon.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59334/193391260. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Plethodon cinereus (Eastern Red-backed Salamander)" (in en). http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Plethodon_cinereus.
Wikidata ☰ Q2256290 entry
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