Web-toed Salamanders
Hydromantes
Hydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to northern California, USA. Salamanders of this genus are distinguished in having extremely long tongues that they can project to 80% of their body length. Similar species endemic to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Samwel Shasta Salamander
speciesHydromantes samweli
Mount Lyell Salamander
speciesHydromantes platycephalus
Limestone Salamander
speciesHydromantes brunus
Shasta Salamander
speciesHydromantes shastae
Wintu Shasta Salamander
speciesHydromantes wintu
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27569.