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Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With over 500 species, lungless salamanders are by far the largest family of salamanders in terms of their diversity. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere , from British Columbia to Brazil.
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Speleomantes, or European cave salamanders, are a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders. It is one of two genera in the family to inhabit the Old World (the other being Karsenia ), with the remaining 250 or so species being found in North, Central and South America.
Plethodon is part of the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) and the subfamily Plethodontinae.The genus Plethodon can be divided into two subgenera: the nominal subgenus Plethodon, which includes up to 49 eastern species (the bulk of diversity in the genus), and the subgenus Hightonia, [5] which includes 9 species native to the western part of North America.
Climbing salamanders is the common name for plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus Aneides. [1] It contains 10 species native to North America , distributed between the Pacific Coast (7 species), Sacramento Mountains (1 species), and Appalachian Mountains (2 species).
Hydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to mountains of California in the United States. [1]
Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae known as dusky salamanders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They range throughout the eastern United States as far west as Texas , and north to southeastern Canada .
Bolitoglossa is a genus of lungless salamanders, also called mushroom-tongued salamanders, [1] tropical climbing salamanders, [2] or web-footed salamanders, [3] in the family Plethodontidae. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Their range is between northern Mexico through Central America to Colombia , Venezuela , Ecuador , Peru , northeastern Brazil , and central ...