Plethodon Tschudi 1838 (woodland salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Plethodontidae according to E. D. Cope 1875

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Frank and Ramus 1996, Holman 1985 and Holman et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Aneides, Batrachoseps, Desmognathinae, Eurycea, Gyrinophilus, Hemidactylium, Manculus, Palaeoplethodon, Plethodontinae, Spelerpes, Stereochilus

Subtaxa: Plethodon cinereus Plethodon glutinosus

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland collections)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Tennessee)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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