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The northern slimy salamander is called "slimy" because it produces sticky slime from glands on its lower back and tail in order to defend itself from predators. [2] It is also sometimes referred to as the viscid salamander, grey-spotted salamander, slippery salamander, or sticky salamander, depending on which source is consulted. [3]
Many species within this group (including the nominal species) are commonly known as "slimy salamanders", characterized by a large size, robust build and black-and-white coloration. Not all members of the Plethodon glutinosus group are labelled as slimy salamanders, and species delimitation among slimy salamanders and their close relatives is a ...
The U.S. state of Alabama has 73 known indigenous amphibian species. [1] These indigenous species include 30 frog and toad species and 43 salamander species. [2] [3] [4] Two of these native species may have become extirpated within the state. They are the Mississippi gopher frog and flatwoods salamander. [1] [5]
This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [1] [2] [3] The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. [4]
Desmognathus fuscus is a species of amphibian in the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders). [2] [3] The species is commonly called the dusky salamander or northern dusky salamander to distinguish it from populations in the southern United States which form several distinct species, the southern dusky salamanders (D. auriculatus, D. valentinei). [3]
Atlantic Coast slimy salamander: Plethodon chlorobryonis: Eastern red-backed salamander: Plethodon cinereus: Secure (S5) White-spotted slimy salamander: Plethodon cylindraceus: Secure (S5) Dixie Caverns salamander: Plethodon dixi: Critically Imperiled (G1) Northern slimy salamander: Plethodon glutinosus: Secure (S5) Valley and ridge salamander ...
The biggest of those species is the South China giant salamander. The newly named amphibians, usually found in China's Pearl River system , can grow as large as six feet in length .
Western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula) Ozark zigzag salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius) Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) White-spotted slimy salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus) Northern zigzag salamander (Plethodon dorsalis) Dunn's salamander (Plethodon dunni) Northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus)