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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaChordataVertebrataAmphibiaCaudata

Family Plethodontidae
Gray, 1850 · Lungless Salamanders

Species in this portal
46
Ecological class
15 trogloxenes, 12 troglophiles, 9 stygobionts, 5 accidentals, 3 troglobionts and 2 stygophiles
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
16 states and provinces
Counties
260
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation
12 of 44 ranked G1 or G2; 4 federally listed

Genera

  • Aneides 1 in portal
  • Desmognathus 7 in portal
  • Eurycea 19 in portal
  • Gyrinophilus 4 in portal
  • Hemidactylium 1 in portal
  • Plethodon 12 in portal
  • Pseudotriton 2 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Aneides aeneus Green Salamander G3 AL, GA, TN
  • Desmognathus abditus Cumberland Dusky Salamander G2
  • Desmognathus brimleyorum Ouachita Dusky Salamander G3
  • Desmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky Salamander G4 AL, GA, TN
  • Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander KY, OH
  • Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander G3 TN
  • Desmognathus monticola Seal Salamander G5 AL, KY
  • Desmognathus ocoee Ocoee Salamander G4 AL, GA
  • Eurycea bislineata G5 OH
  • Eurycea braggi Southern Grotto Salamander GNR AR, MO
  • Eurycea chisholmensis Salado Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander G5 AL, FL, GA, KY, TN
  • Eurycea guttolineata Three-Lined Salamander G5 AL, FL, GA
  • Eurycea longicauda Long-Tailed Salamander G5 AL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OK, TN, VA, WV
  • Eurycea melanopleura Dark-Sided Salamander AR, OK
  • Eurycea multiplicata Many-Ribbed Salamander G4 AR
  • Eurycea nerea Northern Grotto Salamander GNR AR, KS, MO
  • Eurycea pterophila Fern Bank Salamander G3 TX
  • Eurycea rathbuni Texas Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea robusta Blanco Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea spelaea Western Grotto Salamander G4 AR, KS, MO, MT, OK
  • Eurycea tonkawae Jollyville Plateau Salamander G2 TX
  • Eurycea tridentifera Comal Blind Salamander G3 TX
  • Eurycea wallacei Georgia Blind Salamander G1G2 FL, GA
  • Eurycea waterlooensis Austin Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea wilderae Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander G5 TN
  • Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Berry cave salamander G1 TN
  • Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander G2G3 AL, GA, TN
  • Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander G5 AL, GA, KY, OH, TN, VA, WV
  • Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia Spring Salamander G1 WV
  • Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander G5 OH
  • Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander G5 AR, OK
  • Plethodon angusticlavius Ozark Salamander G4 AR, OK
  • Plethodon caddoensis Caddo Mountain Salamander G2
  • Plethodon cinereus Eastern Red-Backed Salamander G5 IN, OH
  • Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag Salamander G5 IL, IN, KY, TN
  • Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Salamander G5 AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, VA
  • Plethodon grobmani Southeastern Slimy Salamander G5 FL
  • Plethodon petraeus Pigeon Mountain Salamander G2 GA
  • Plethodon richmondi Ravine Salamander G5 KY, WV
  • Plethodon serratus Southern Red-Backed Salamander G5 AR, GA
  • Plethodon ventralis Southern Zigzag Salamander G4 AL, GA, TN
  • Plethodon websteri Webster's Salamander G3 AL
  • Pseudotriton montanus Mud Salamander G5 KY
  • Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander G5 AL, GA, KY, TN

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
625RT
GBIF
6748
ITIS
173631
iNaturalist
26909
NCBI Taxonomy
8332

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