Plethodontidae
Shenandoah Salamander
Plethodon shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967
Plethodon shenandoah, the Shenandoah salamander, is a rare lungless salamander endemic to three Virginia mountain talus slopes.
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
Plethodon stormi, the Siskiyou Mountains salamander, is a lungless nocturnal salamander found in rocky forested areas.
Webster's Salamander
Plethodon websteri Highton, 1979
Plethodon websteri, or Webster's salamander, is a small cryptic plethodontid salamander native to the southeastern United States.
Valley and Ridge Salamander
Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972
Plethodon hoffmani, the valley and ridge salamander, is a terrestrial salamander native to Appalachian hardwood forests.
Cheat Mountain Salamander
Plethodon nettingi Green, 1938
Plethodon nettingi, the Cheat Mountain salamander, is a small plethodontid salamander endemic to high-elevation areas of eastern West Virginia.
Ozark Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
The Ozark zigzag salamander is a US-endemic plethodontid salamander found in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, threatened by habitat loss.
Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944
Plethodon serratus (southern red-backed salamander) has varied color morphs, most with a red dorsal stripe, and lacks the erythristic morph found in P. cinereus.
Cheoah Bald Salamander
Plethodon cheoah Highton & Peabody, 2000
Plethodon cheoah, the Cheoah Bald salamander, is an endemic North Carolina plethodontid salamander threatened by habitat loss.
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000
Plethodon montanus, the northern gray-cheeked salamander, is an Appalachian-endemic salamander from the Plethodontidae family threatened by habitat loss.
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon amplus Highton & Peabody, 2000
Plethodon amplus, the Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander, is a plethodontid salamander endemic to North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, threatened by habitat loss from clearcutting.
Northern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999
Plethodon electromorphus, the northern ravine salamander, is a small terrestrial salamander found in parts of the eastern United States.
Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934
Dunn's salamander (Plethodon dunni) is a moderately sized terrestrial salamander that is not considered threatened.
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
Plethodon cinereus (red-backed salamander) is a small lungless terrestrial salamander with well-studied ecology, behavior and reproduction.
Wehrle's Salamander
Plethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917
Plethodon wehrlei (Wehrle's salamander) is a spotted salamander found in the eastern US, with a clear description and natural history.
Southern Appalachian Salamander
Plethodon teyahalee Hairston, 1950
Plethodon teyahalee, the Southern Appalachian Salamander, is a large black endemic salamander of the US southern Appalachians.
Western Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860)
Plethodon vehiculum, the western red-backed salamander, is a small striped salamander found along North America’s Pacific Northwest coast.
Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951
Plethodon kentucki, the Cumberland Plateau salamander, is a terrestrial plethodontid salamander found in the central Appalachian Cumberland Plateau.
Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954
Plethodon larselli, the Larch Mountain salamander, is a small terrestrial salamander distinguished by its reddish-salmon belly.
Peaks of Otter Salamander
Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957
Plethodon hubrichti, the Peaks of Otter salamander, is a narrowly endemic montane salamander restricted to west-central Virginia.
Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906
Van Dyke's salamander is a terrestrial endemic salamander of western Washington with distinct color phases and no larval stage.
Ravine Salamander
Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938
Plethodon richmondi, the ravine salamander, is a small terrestrial salamander found in eastern North American temperate forests.
Pigeon Mountain Salamander
Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988
Plethodon petraeus, the Pigeon Mountain Salamander, is a large endemic salamander found only on a restricted area of Pigeon Mountain, Georgia, US.
Weller's Salamander
Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931
Plethodon welleri, or Weller's salamander, is a small plethodontid salamander native to high-altitude areas of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains.
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916
Plethodon elongatus (Del Norte salamander) is a slender salamander found in Pacific Northwest forests, threatened by logging-related habitat loss.
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