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Four-toed salamander: Hemidactylium scutatum (Tschudi, 1838) Abundant Statewide Eastern red-backed salamander: Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) Abundant Statewide Northern ravine salamander: Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999: Species of special concern Southwestern counties Northern slimy salamander: Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818 ...
The four-toed salamander can be easily mistaken for the redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) in the wild. The redback salamander's underbelly has more numerous black markings. Unlike the four-toed salamander, the redback salamander has no constriction at the tail base, and its posterior limbs show five digits. [3]: 241–242
Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With over 500 species, lungless salamanders are by far the largest family of salamanders in terms of their diversity. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere , from British Columbia to Brazil.
The southeastern dwarf salamander grows from 2.0 to 3.5 inches in length. It has a slender body and a long tail. It is typically yellow-brown in color with darker brown blotching and dark stripes down each side, but the pattern and coloration can vary widely. The epithet quadridigitata is to denote that each of its feet has four toes.
Lungless salamander stubs (286 P) Pages in category "Plethodontidae" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Four-toed salamander; H ...
The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum, Baird 1849) [4] is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae.This species, typically 4.1–8.9 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 5 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long when mature, is characterized by its mottled black, brown and yellow pigmentation, and its long outer fourth toe on the hind limbs.
The preserve's wetlands harbor frogs, snakes and nine species of salamander, including the spring salamander, northern two-lined salamander and four-toed salamander. The preserve's forests, which are part of the Allegheny Highlands forests ecoregion , contain 120 acres (49 ha) of old growth northern hardwood forest with eastern hemlock , sweet ...
The eastern red-backed is found statewide, and is the most abundant salamander in Vermont. [23] Four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum [24] [25] The four-toed salamander is rare in Vermont. [26] Northern dusky salamander, Desmognathus fuscus [27] [28] Northern two-lined salamander, Eurycea bislineata [29] [30]