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Pseudotriton
''Pseudotriton'' is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are endemic to eastern and southern United States, from New York south to Florida and west to southern Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and eastern Louisiana. They are commonly known as red salamanders or mud salamanders. Species The number of species depends on the source. The Amphibian Species of the World lists the following four species: * '' Pseudotriton diastictus'' Bishop, 1941 — midland mud salamander * '' Pseudotriton flavissimus'' (Hallowell, 1856) — Gulf Coast mud salamander * '' Pseudotriton montanus'' Baird, 1850 — mud salamander * '' Pseudotriton ruber'' (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — red salamander However, AmphibiaWeb lists only two species as it treats ''Pseudotriton diastictus'' and ''P. flavissimus'' as subspecies of ''Pseudotriton montanus'', as does the International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mud Salamander
The mud salamander (''Pseudotriton montanus'') is a bright red salamander of the family Plethodontidae. It is found in streams, seeps and swamps and underneath logs, rocks and leaves. It is endemic to the eastern half of the United States with one isolated population in central Mississippi. Mud salamanders are rarely seen plethodontids that inhabit muddy wetland and riparian habitats. Mud salamanders don’t generally live above 700 meters in elevation in the Appalachian Mountains, resulting in two geographically isolated populations. Mud salamanders have short stocky bodies ranging from 7.5 to 16 cm long. Body color ranges with age and locality. There are four subspecies in the mud salamander complex, namely the Gulf Coast mud salamander, rusty mud salamander, Midland mud salamander and the eastern mud salamander. Mud salamanders are ectothermic, meaning that they cannot control their body temperature and it fluctuates with the temperature. The mud salamander is readily confus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |