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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.
Northern ravine salamander, Plethodon electromorphus LC Del Norte salamander, Plethodon elongatus NT Fourche Mountain salamander, Plethodon fourchensis VU Northern slimy salamander, Plethodon glutinosus LC and: [n 2] [9] Southeastern slimy salamander, Plethodon grobmani Mississippi slimy salamander, Plethodon mississippi
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]
Salamanders are typically only a few inches long, though one notable Kentucky exception is the hellbender, which can reach up to 29 inches in length. Kentucky is home to at least 35 species of ...
The predator, which was larger than a person, likely used its wide, flat head and front teeth to suck in and chomp unsuspecting prey, researchers said. Its skull was about 2 feet (60 centimeters ...
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus Cryptobranchus.
Eating a northern slimy salamander Studies conducted at various locations within the range of the eastern copperhead ( A. contortrix ), including Tennessee, [ 24 ] Kentucky , [ 25 ] Kansas , [ 26 ] and Texas , [ 27 ] identified some consistently significant prey items included cicadas ( Tibicen ), caterpillars ( Lepidoptera ), lizards ...
It has been found in North Carolina salamanders Ambystoma opacum, Desmognathus fuscus, Plethodon glutinosus, and Notophthalmus viridescens by Rankin in 1938, from the Northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) in Louisiana by Nickol in 1969 and from the Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in Missouri by Dyer and Brandon in 1973. [4]