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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.
Scientific name Status Notes Distribution [n 1] Dwarf American toad: Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi (Bragg, 1954) ... Four-toed salamander: Hemidactylium scutatum
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 ...
Scientific name Common name Description Image Notes Ambystoma laterale: Blue-spotted salamander: Adults are 3.5 to 5.5 inches (8.9 to 14.0 cm) long and are colored black with turquoise or pale blue spots. Ambystoma maculatum: Spotted salamander: Adults are 4.3 to 9.8 inches (11 to 25 cm) long and are colored black or dark gray with round yellow ...
Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture Spotted salamander: Ambystoma maculatum: Least concern: Blue-spotted salamander: Ambystoma laterale: Least concern: Western tiger salamander: Ambystoma mavortium: Least concern: Eastern tiger salamander: Ambystoma tigrinum: Least concern: Four-toed salamander: Hemidactylium scutatum ...
Common name Scientific name IUCN status Wisconsin status Picture Blue-spotted salamander: Ambystoma laterale: Least concern Common Eastern newt: Notophthalmus viridescens: Least concern Common Red-backed salamander: Plethodon cinereus: Least concern Common Tiger salamander: Ambystoma tigrinum: Least concern Common Four-toed salamander ...
Plethodon is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are commonly known as woodland salamanders. [2] All members of the genus are endemic to North America (Canada and the United States). [2] They have no aquatic larval stage. In some species, such as the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus). [3] Young hatch in the adult ...