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Plethodontidae

Plethodontidae. Characteristics. Robust to elongated body shapes Have webbed feet and prehensile tails Aquatic to Arboreal Most diverse and speciose group of salamanders (approx. 400). Nasolabial Grooves (aids in chemoreception) Extensively radiated in tropics All species are lungless

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Plethodontidae

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  1. Plethodontidae

  2. Characteristics • Robust to elongated body shapes • Have webbed feet and prehensile tails • Aquatic to Arboreal • Most diverse and speciose group of salamanders (approx. 400) • Nasolabial Grooves (aids in chemoreception) • Extensively radiated in tropics • All species are lungless • Includes smallest and some of the largest salamanders (30mm - 320mm)

  3. Bolitoglossa pesrubra http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/1111_1111/1111/8560.jpeg

  4. Plethodon idahoensis http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0404/1160.jpeg

  5. Plethodon mississippi http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0507/1566.jpeg

  6. Plethodon glutinosus http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0609/1595.jpeg

  7. Plethodon shermani http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0201/0107.jpeg

  8. Hemidactylium scutatum http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/1111_1111/1111/4333.jpeg

  9. Nyctanolis pernix http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1110/0996.jpeg

  10. Pseudoeurae gigantae http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/1111_1111/1111/8505.jpeg

  11. Stereochilus marginatus http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/1111_1111/1111/4635.jpeg

  12. Ensatina eschscholtzii http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0210/1937.jpeg

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