Web-toed salamanders | |
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Hydromantes platycephalus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: |
Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 |
Species | |
5, See table. |
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 mountains of California in the United States. [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.
The following five species 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 samweli Bingham, Papenfuss, Lindstrand, and Wake, 2018 |
Samwel Shasta salamander |
Hydromantes shastae Gorman & Camp, 1953 |
Shasta salamander |
Hydromantes wintu Bingham, Papenfuss, Lindstrand, and Wake, 2018 |
Wintu Shasta salamander |