Plethodon

Plethodon
Temporal range: Hemphillian–recent[1]
Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Tschudi, 1838
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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 form.[3] Members of Plethodon primarily eat small invertebrates.[4] The earliest known fossils of this genus are from the Hemphillian of Tennessee in the United States.[1]

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