Woodland Salamanders
Plethodon
Plethodon is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are commonly known as woodland salamanders. All members of the genus are endemic to North America (Canada and the United States). They have no aquatic larval stage. In some species, such as the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus), young hatch in the adult form. Members of Plethodon primarily eat small invertebrates. The earliest known fossils of this genus are from the Hemphillian of Tennessee in the United States.
45 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 57 known species
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
speciesPlethodon cinereus
slimy salamander complex
complexPlethodon glutinosus
Western Red-backed Salamander
speciesPlethodon vehiculum
Zigzag Salamander Complex
complexPlethodon dorsalis
Southern Red-backed Salamander
speciesPlethodon serratus
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
speciesPlethodon montanus
Dunn's Salamander
speciesPlethodon dunni
Red-cheeked Salamander
speciesPlethodon jordani
Yonahlossee Salamander
speciesPlethodon yonahlossee
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
speciesPlethodon metcalfi
Ozark Zigzag Salamander
speciesPlethodon angusticlavius
Ravine Salamander
speciesPlethodon richmondi
Del Norte Salamander
speciesPlethodon elongatus
Webster's Salamander
speciesPlethodon websteri
Northern Ravine Salamander
speciesPlethodon electromorphus
Southern Appalachian Salamander
speciesPlethodon teyahalee
Peaks of Otter Salamander
speciesPlethodon hubrichti
Weller's Salamander
speciesPlethodon welleri
Wehrle's Salamander
speciesPlethodon wehrlei
Red-legged Salamander
speciesPlethodon shermani
Valley and Ridge Salamander
speciesPlethodon hoffmani
Van Dyke's Salamander
speciesPlethodon vandykei
Rich Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon ouachitae
Pigeon Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon petraeus
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
speciesPlethodon amplus
Larch Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon larselli
Cumberland Plateau Salamander
speciesPlethodon kentucki
Shenandoah Salamander
speciesPlethodon shenandoah
Big Levels Salamander
speciesPlethodon sherando
Dixie Caverns Salamander
speciesPlethodon dixi
Cheat Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon nettingi
Blacksburg Salamander
speciesPlethodon jacksoni
Caddo Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon caddoensis
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
speciesPlethodon stormi
Tellico Salamander
speciesPlethodon aureolus
Cheoah Bald Salamander
speciesPlethodon cheoah
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon virginia
Cow Knob Salamander
speciesPlethodon punctatus
Fourche Mountain Salamander
speciesPlethodon fourchensis
Coeur d'Alene Salamander
speciesPlethodon idahoensis
Yellow-spotted Woodland Salamander
speciesPlethodon pauleyi
South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander
speciesPlethodon meridianus
Scott Bar Salamander
speciesPlethodon asupak
Jemez Mountains Salamander
speciesPlethodon neomexicanus
Ainsworth's Salamander
speciesPlethodon ainsworthi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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