Lungless salamander
| Lungless salamander Temporal range: | |
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| Batrachoseps attenuatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Suborder: | Salamandroidea |
| Family: | Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 |
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| Native distribution of plethodontids (in green) | |
The Plethodontidae is a family of lungless salamanders. They are the largest groups of salamanders. They probably evolved in North America, where there are 14 genera and about 150 species. Only one species is in Europe: it is Speleomantes, the cave salamander.
Most of them are terrestrial and are active in daytime. Lungless salamanders may communicate with their nose.p168 Slender salamanders are found in the Pacific Coast. They are sometimes called "worm salamanders". This is because they have slimmer (skinny) bodies than most salamanders.p182 If touched, slender salamanders will bounce on the ground and then run away.
References
- ↑ Naish D. 2010. Tetrapod Zoology, chapter 35. ISBN 978-1-905723=61-4
- ↑ Lanza B; Vanni S. & Nistri A. 1998. In Cogger H.G. & Zweifel R.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-12-178560-2
- 1 2 Stebbins, Robert Cyril 2003. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395982723
Other websites
- AmphibiaWeb - Plethodontidae
- Tree of Life: Plethodontidae Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Caudata Culture Species Database - Plethodontidae Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
