Plethodon

Plethodon is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are also known as woodland salamanders or slimy salamanders.[1] All members of the genus are found in North America.[1] 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.[2] Young hatch in the adult form.[2] Members of Plethodon primarily eat small invertebrates.[3] The earliest known fossils of this genus are from the Hemphillian of Tennessee in the United States.[4]

Plethodon
Temporal range: Hemphillian–recent
Southern Appalachian salamander (Plethodon teyahalee)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Tschudi, 1838

Species

There are around 55 species in the genus Plethodon.[1] 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 albagula
  • Plethodon kentucki
  • Plethodon serratus
  • Plethodon yonahlossee

References
  1. "Plethodon". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. "Plethodon cinereus (Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Redback Salamander)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Plethodon cinereus (Eastern Red-backed Salamander)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. "Fossilworks: Plethodon ". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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