Woodland salamanders | |
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Plethodon teyahalee | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: |
Plethodon Tschudi, 1838 |
Species | |
55 species, see text |
55 species, see text
Woodland salamanders are lungless salamanders of the genus Plethodon. They are so named due to their woodlands habitat. They have no aquatic larval stage; eggs are laid underneath a stone or log, and young hatch in the adult form.
Listed in alphabetical order of specific name.
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