Plethodon

Salamanders of the genus Plethodon are often known as Woodland Salamanders due the their habitat, woodlands, and the fact that they have no aquatic larval stage. Eggs are laid underneath a stone or log and young hatch in the adult form.

Species in this genus include:

• Caddo Mountain Salamander (Plethodon caddoensis)
• Red Back Salamander (P. cinereus)
• Zig Zag Salamanders (P. dorsalis)
  • Ozark Zig Zag Salamander (P. d. angusticlavius)
  • Eastern Zig Zag Salamander (P. d. dorsalis)
• Dunn's Salamander (P. dunni)
• Del Norte Salamander (P. elongatus)
• Fourche Mountain Salamander (P. fourchensis)
• Slimy Salamanders (P. glutinosis)
  • White Throated Slimy Salamander (P. g. albagula)
  • Slimy Salamander (P. g. glutinosis)
• Valley and Ridge Salamander (P. hoffmani)
• Jordan's Salamander (P. jordani)
• Larch Mountain Salamander (P. larselli)
• Crevice Salamander (P. longicrus)
• Jemez Mountains Salamander (P. neomexicanus)
• Netting's Salamanders (P. nettingi)
  • Peaks of Otter Salamander (P. n. hubrichti)
  • Cheat Mountain Salamander (P. n. nettingi)
• Rich Mountain Salamander (P. ouachitae)
• White Spotted Salamander (P. punctatus) (not to be confused with the Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum)
• Ravine Salamander (P. richmondi)
• Southern Red Back Salamander (P. serratus)
• Shenandoah Salamander (P. shenandoah)
• Siskiyou Mountain Salamander (P. stormi)
• Van Dyke's Salamanders (P. vandykei)
  • Washington Salamander (P. v. idahoensis)
  • Coeur D'alene Salamander (P. v. vandykei)
• Western Red Back Salamander (P. vehiculum)
• Webster's Salamander (P. websteri)
• Wehrle's Salamander (P. wehrli)
• Weller's Salamander (P. welleri)
• Yonahlossee Salamander (P. yonahlossee)

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