Herpetology

1. Herpetology Salamanders

2. Salamanders • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Class: Amphibia • Order: Caudata • Family: • Genus: • Specific:

3. Family: Cryptobranchidae Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis • 5 toes on hind foot • Gill slits • Huge • Breathes from folds on sides

4. Family: Proteidae Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus maculosus • External gills • Four toes on feet

5. Family: Salamandridae Red spotted Newt Notophthalmus v. viridescens • Longitudinal ridge on head • No costal grooves • No nasolabial grooves

6. Family: Ambystomatidae 1) Ambystoma barbouri Streamside Salamander 2) Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander 3) Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander 4) Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander 5) Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander

7. Ambystoma barbouri Found in Wayne county Has a small mouth The barber by the stream from Wayne Co. Ambystoma texanum Found in Wood county Small mouth Stream-side and Small Mouth

8. A. texanum/A. barbouriDistribution

9. Stream-side Salamander Ambystoma barbouri • Found in Wayne county • Has a small mouth • Black or brown color • Toes do not meet

10. Small-mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum • Found in Wood, Mason counties • Small mouth • Toes do not meet • Black / brown color • Short face

11. Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum • Has a flat head • Slender • Long long toes

12. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum • Has spots • Dark color • 2 rows of spots down back • Costal grooves • Chunky salamander

13. Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum • Black and white hourglass spots on back • Chunky Monkey

14. Family: Plethodontidae

15. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Aneides

16. Green Salamander Aneides aeneus • Head is broad and flat • Toe tips are square and expanded • Slender

17. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Desmognathus

18. Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus • Bottom lighter than belly • Spots on back random • Keeled tail • Distinct lines down sides

19. Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola • No strip at sides • Belly is pale • Keeled tail • Back is darker with scallop like spots

20. Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus • Looks like 2 line but mouth downward • Slender • Line from eye to mouth • Light line down back

21. Black-Bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus • Costal grooves • Nasolabial grooves • Line from eye to mouth • Black body, brown head • Keeled tail

22. Black Mountain Salamander Desmognathus welteri Not on Lab Exam

23. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Gyrinophilus

24. Spring Salamanders • Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus NorthernSpringSalamander • Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi Kentucky Spring Salamander • Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia Spring Salamander

25. Gyrinophilus Distribution

26. Spring Salamanders • Nasolabial grooves • Central pedicel • Line posterior from eye toward back of body • Keel on tail • Spots on back • Lighter belly

27. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Hemidactylium

28. Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum • Tail longer than body • Tail pinched at base • 4:4 toes

29. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Eurycea

30. Two-Lined Salamanders • Eurycea bislineata Northern Two-lined Salamander • Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-lined Salamander

31. E. bislineata/E. cirrigera Distribution

32. Two-Lined Salamanders • Narrow black line down both sides • Light mid-dorsal strip • Slender

33. Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea l. longicauda • Yellow in color • Spotted on back • Lateral black bars on the tail • No spots on belly • Tail longer than body

34. Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga • Tail longer than body • Irregular black spots and dashes • Big eyes • Slender

35. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Plethodon

36. Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus • Nasolabial grooves • Costal grooves • Large line down back • Spotted (salt and pepper) belly • Slender

37. Plethodon (large) Slimy • Plethodon cylindraceus White-spotted Slimy Salamander • Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Salamander • Plethodon kentucki Cumberland Plateau Salamander

38. P. glutinosus Complex

39. Slimy Salamanders • Spots uniformly distributed along body • Lighter chin

40. Plethodon (small) • Plethodon electromorphus Northern Ravine Salamander • Plethodon hoffmani Valley and Ridge Salamander • Plethodon nettingi Cheat Mountain Salamander • Plethodon richmondi Southern Ravine Salamander • Plethodon virginia Shenandoah Mountain Salamander

41. Plethodon (small) • Small • Slender • Dark Bodies • Worms with legs

42. Eastern Small Plethodon Complex

43. Plethodon (large) • Plethodon wehrlei Wehrle’s Salamander • Plethodon punctatus Cow Knob Salamander

44. Cow Knob Wehrle’s or Cow Knob • Dark salamander • Lighter throat • White spots mainly along sides (faint)

45. P. werhlei/P. punctatus Distribution

46. Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Pseudotriton

47. Midland Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus diastictus • Nasolabial groove (faint) • Central pedicel • 30 –40 spots scattered • Salmon, red color

48. Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton r. ruber • Nasolabial grooves • Costal grooves • Irregular black dots (40+) • No spots at end of tail • Belly pale

49. Map of Counties of West Virginia

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