Slimy Salamanders
Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)
Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) ...
Northern Slimy Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon glutinosus
Size: 4-8 inches (10.16-20.32 cm) in length
PA Status: Abundant ...
Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus complex)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Western Slimy Salamander
Sighting:
Pickle Springs Natural Area, Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri ...
Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) has been split into several species, which look essentially alike.
Slimy Salamanders are a complex of 13 species that are genetically distinct in the laboratory, but display almost no differences in appearance.
Slimy Salamander Complex (Plethodon aureolus, chattahoochee, chlorobryonis, cylindraceus, glutinosus, teyahalee)
Cheoah Bald and Red-legged Salamanders (Plethodon cheoah, shermani)
Yonahlossee Salamander (Plethodon yonahlossee) ...
The Slimy Salamander, Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus, is found in and under ground litter in moist hammocks in north and central Florida. It has a shiny black body with white flecks on its back and sides. It grows to a length of 7".
Western Slimy Salamander. A final representative would be the granular-skined
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Central Newt, which has a unique, ...
Atlantic Coast slimy salamander (Plethodon chlorobryonis)
barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
Black Mountain salamander (Desmognathus welteri)
blackbellied salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus)
Blue Ridge dusky salamander (Desmognathus orestes) ...
In North America among the most unusual terrestrial salamanders is the red- backed and the slimy salamanders, which breed on land, the young stay in the gill breathing stage in the egg until their lungs .
This species may also be confused with the Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus), a black species which has a groove between its nose and lip. The aquatic larvae have broad dorsal fins.
Such strictly terrestrial forms are the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) and slimy salamander (P. glutinosus) of E United States and the slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) of the Pacific coast.
 See also: Salamander, Northern Slimy Salamander, Tiger, Newt, Seal Salamander
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