Number of Subfamilies: 3 - Pleurodelinae, Salamandrinae, SalamandrininaeNumber of Genera: 21Pleurodelinae - Calotriton, Cynops, Echinotriton, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Laotriton, Lissotriton, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Ommatotriton, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Pleurodeles, Taricha, Triturus, and TylototritonSalamandrinae - Chioglossa, Lyciasalamandra, Mertensiella, and SalamandraSalamandrininae - SalamandrinaNumber of Species: 119 The family Salamandridae contains salamanders and newts. Often members of the family are called "True… Continue reading Salamandridae
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Cycloramphidae
Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 or 3 - Cycloramphus, Thoropa , and ZachaenusNumber of Species: 34 or 36 The family Cycloramphidae is found in only Southeastern Brazil. The placement of the genus Zachaenus is questioned by some sources. Some have it in the family, some don't. The genus Cycloramphus is sometimes known as the Button… Continue reading Cycloramphidae
Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Chinese Giant Salamander by ZSL Common Name: Chinese Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Andrias davidianusFamily: Cryptobranchidae- Giant Salamander familyLocation: ChinaIntroduced Locations: Taiwan and JapanSize: 5.9 feet (180 cm) The Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest salamander and amphibian in the world. They are described as a living fossil. A living fossil is an organism that closely resemble… Continue reading Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Plethodontid Week
Last week was Plethodontid Week on Twitter. It's a week to celebrate how cool the family Plethodontidae is! Here are some of the highlighted tweets. https://twitter.com/BioMechanista/status/930198069051908096 Thanks Mary Kate O'Donnell for creating this week! https://twitter.com/sofiaraye/status/930787344860540928 Look at that mustache! https://twitter.com/StephenDeban/status/930979527794286592 I'll take your word for it bud. https://twitter.com/ErichPHofmann/status/930599697315745793 this salamander is a fungi. https://twitter.com/BWhite24/status/930543099159252992 So… Continue reading Plethodontid Week
Plethodontidae – Lungless Salamanders
Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders Number of Subfamilies: 2 - Hemidactyliinae and PlethodontinaeNumber of Genera: 28Number of Species: 471 Plethodontidae is the largest family of salamanders. It is nicknamed the lungless salamanders because none of the species have lungs! The family is thought to diverged in the Appalachian Mountain range in the United States. Most of… Continue reading Plethodontidae – Lungless Salamanders