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frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

Local animals in this group:

Additional information:

Find Lungless Salamanders information at

Encyclopedia of Life

Lungless Salamanders

Plethodontidae

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Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum

Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus

Red-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon jordani

Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber

Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

National Science Foundation

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