Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders

There are over 300 species in this family of small salamanders. They range in size from one inch to a foot in length and have four toes on their front legs. The species in this family have no lungs! They breathe through their moist skin. Some species have slender bodies and other are stocky. Most species are found in the northeastern U.S., on the west coast of North America, or in Central America. There are some species found in South America and southern Europe. Some species live on land and others live in the water. There are even some species in this family that climb in trees! Most species lay their eggs on land.

Endangered in N.H.	Threatened in N.H.	Introduced
Endangered in U.S.	Threatened in U.S.

New Hampshire Species		Other North American Species
Four-toed Salamander Northern Dusky Salamander Northern Two-lined Salamander Northern Slimy Salamander Spring Salamander		Western Red-backed Salamander Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Apalachicola Dusky Salamander Arboreal Salamander Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Barton Springs Salamander Berry Cave Salamander Big Mouth Cave Salamander Black Mountain Salamander Black Salamander Black-bellied Salamander Black-bellied Slender Salamander Black-chinned Red Salamander Blanco Blind Salamander Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Blue Ridge Graycheek Salamander Blue Ridge Red Salamander Blue Ridge Spring Salamander Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Caddo Mountain Salamander California Slender Salamander Carolina Dusky Salamander Carolina Spring Salamander Cascade Cavern Salamander Catahoula Salamander Cave Salamander Channel Islands Slender Salamander Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander Cheat Mountain Salamander Cheoah Bald Salamander Chisholm Trail Salamander Clouded Salamander Coeur d'Alene Salamander Comal Blind Salamander Cow Knob Salamander Cumberland Plateau Salamander Dark-sided Salamander Del Norte Salamander Desert Slender Salamander Dunn's Salamander Dwarf Salamander Eastern Mud Salamander Eastern Red-backed Salamander Fern Bank Salamander Fourche Mountain Salamander Garden Slender Salamander Garden Slender Salamander Georgetown Salamander Georgia Blind Salamander Gray-bellied Salamander Green Salamander Gregarious Slender Salamander Gulf Coast Mud Salamander Hell Hollow Slender Salamander Imitator Salamander Inyo Mountains Salamander Jemez Mountains Salamander Jollyville Plateau Salamander Jordan's Salamander Junaluska Salamander Kentucky Spring Salamander Kern Canyon Slender Salamander Kiamichi Slimy Salamander Kings River Slender Salamander Larch Mountain Salamander Large-blotched Ensatina Limestone Salamander Long-tailed Salamander Long-tailed Salamander Louisiana Slimy Salamander Many-ribbed Salamander Many-ribbed Salamander Midland Mud Salamander Mississippi Slimy Salamander Monterey Ensatina Mount Lyell Salamander Mud Salamander Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Northern Ravine Salamander Northern Red Salamander Northern Spring Salamander Northern Zigzag Salamander Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander Ocoee Salamander Oklahoma Salamander Oregon Ensatina Oregon Slender Salamander Ouachita Dusky Salamander Ozark Salamander Painted Ensatina Pale Salamander Peaks of Otter Salamander Pigeon Mountain Salamander Pigmy Salamander Red Hills Salamander Red Salamander Red-legged Salamander Relictual Slender Salamander Rich Mountain Salamander Rusty Mud Salamander Sacramento Mountain Salamander San Gabriel Slender Salamander San Marcos Salamander Santa Cruz Black Salamander Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Savannah Slimy Salamander Seal Salamander Seepage Salamander Sequoia Slender Salamander Sequoyah Slimy Salamander Shasta Salamander Shenandoah Mountain Salamander Shenandoah Salamander Shovel-nosed Salamander Sierra Nevada Ensatina Siskiyou Mountains Salamander South Carolina Slimy Salamander South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander Southeastern Slimy Salamander Southern Appalachian Salamander Southern Dusky Salamander Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Southern Ravine Salamander Southern Red Salamander Southern Red-backed Salamander Southern Two-lined Salamander Southern Zigzag Salamander Speckled Black Salamander Spotted Dusky Salamander Tehachapi Slender Salamander Tellico Salamander Tennessee Cave Salamander Texas Blind Salamander Texas Salamander Three-lined Salamander Valdina Farms Salamander Valley and Ridge Salamander Van Dyke's Salamander Wandering Salamander Webster's Salamander Wehrle's Salamander Weller's Salamander West Virginia Spring Salamander Western Slimy Salamander White-spotted Slimy Salamander Yellow-blotched Ensatina Yellow-eyed Ensatina Yonahlossee Salamander

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Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders

Endangered in N.H.

Threatened in N.H.

Introduced

Endangered in U.S.

Threatened in U.S.