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Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is a lungless salamander of eastern North American forests that breathes entirely through its moist skin and ranks among the most abundant vertebrates in its habitat.
Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) is an eastern U.S. lungless salamander named for its highly adhesive skin secretion, a sticky mucus that is notoriously difficult to remove from human skin.
Jordan's Salamander (Plethodon jordani) is a lungless salamander of the southern Appalachian Mountains named for David Starr Jordan, ichthyologist and Stanford University's founding president.
Plethodon dorsalis is a small lungless salamander of the central United States, named for the zigzag dorsal stripe pattern that distinguishes it from related species.
Plethodon wehrlei is a lungless salamander of the central Appalachian Mountains, USA, typically found in rocky woodland hillside habitats above 300 m elevation.
