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The red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is a small, hardy woodland salamander species in the family Plethodontidae.It is also known as the redback salamander, [3] eastern red-backed salamander, [3] or the northern red-backed salamander to distinguish it from the southern red-backed salamander (Plethodon serratus).
Plethodon is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are commonly known as woodland salamanders. [2] All members of the genus are endemic to North America (Canada and the United States). [2] They have no aquatic larval stage. In some species, such as the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus). [3] Young hatch in the adult ...
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.
The southern red-backed salamander is typically gray or black in color, with a red-brown, fading stripe across the width of its back. It grows from 8 to 11 cm (3 to 4 in) in length. Similar to Plethodon cinereus, Plethodon serratus comes in several atypical color variations. The typical red backed phase with a red dorsal stripe consists of most ...
Plethodon sherando has a greater amount of white pigmentation than gray. The back is red and gray, sometimes with stripes or spots. The legs are longer and the head slightly wider in P. sherando compared to P. cinereus. [2] The holotype is an adult male which measured 95 mm (3.7 in) in total length and 42 mm (1.7 in) from snout to vent. [2]
The Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) is a small, ... (Plethodon cinereus). However, the two species can be distinguished in many ways. The stripe on the ...
The red-backed salamander (P. cinereus), a much more widespread Plethodon, surrounds most of the range of P. hubrichti. [4] Interspecific competition between the Peaks of Otter salamander and the red-backed salamander has generally been considered to limit the distribution of P. hubrichti, since the two species are considered to be equal ...
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