Hydromantes
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Web-toed salamanders | |
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Hydromantes platycephalus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 |
Species | |
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Hydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to northern California, USA.[1] Salamanders of this genus are distinguished in having extremely long tongues that they can project to 80% of their body length.[2] Similar species endemic to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes.
Species
The following three species (found in California) are placed in this genus:
Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954 |
Limestone salamander |
Hydromantes platycephalus (Camp, 1916) |
Mount Lyell salamander |
Hydromantes shastae Gorman & Camp, 1953 |
Shasta salamander |
References
- ↑ Hydromantes brunus : Limestone Salamander
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External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Hydromantes. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Hydromantes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
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