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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.
The Ocmulgee slimy salamander is one of fifty-six salamander species in the genus Plethodon, of the family Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders.For many years the Ocmulgee slimy salamander population was considered to be conspecific with the species Plethodon glutinosus, the northern slimy salamander.
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 ...
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]
Northern slimy salamander: Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) Abundant Statewide Valley and ridge salamander: Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972: Species of special concern Central and south-central counties Wehrle's salamander: Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn, 1917: Abundant North-central and west-central counties Eastern mud salamander
Chattahoochee slimy salamander; Cheat Mountain salamander; Cheoah Bald salamander; Plethodon cinereus serratus; ... Northern slimy salamander; Northern zigzag ...
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)
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: Plethodon hoffmani: Apparently Secure (S4) Peaks of Otter ...