List of Nominal Species of Plethodontidae
(lungless salamanders)
Nominal Species (n = 175) Present allocation (n = 164) Ref.
Nototriton adelos Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 Cryptotriton adelos 75097
Desmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947 Desmognathus aeneus 19
Plethodon aeneus Cope & Packard, 1881 Aneides aeneus 75097
Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998 Plethodon ainsworthi 19
Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 Plethodon albagula 19
Nototriton alvarezdeltoroi Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi 75097
Plethodon amplus Highton & Peabody, 2000 Plethodon amplus 19
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944 Plethodon angusticlavius 19
Pseudoeurycea anitae Bogert, 1967 Pseudoeurycea anitae 19
Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989 Desmognathus apalachicolae 19
Eurycea aquatica Rose & Bush, 1963 Eurycea aquatica 19
Batrachoseps aridus Brame, 1970 Batrachoseps major 75097
Salamandrina attenuata Eschscholtz, 1833 Batrachoseps attenuatus 75097
Plethodon aureolus Highton, 1984 Plethodon aureolus 19
Salamandra auriculata Holbrook, 1838 Desmognathus auriculatus 75097
Salamandra bislineata Green, 1818 Eurycea bislineata 75097
Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895 Desmognathus brimleyorum 19
Pseudoeurycea brunnata Bumzahem & Smith, 1955 Pseudoeurycea brunnata 19
Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954 Hydromantes brunus 19
Plethodon caddoensis Pope & Pope, 1951 Plethodon caddoensis 19
Batrachoseps campi Marlow, Brode & Wake, 1979 Batrachoseps campi 19
Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916 Desmognathus carolinensis 19
Plethodon chattahoochee Highton, 1989 Plethodon chattahoochee 19
Plethodon cheoah Highton & Peabody, 2000 Plethodon cheoah 19
Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000 Eurycea chisholmensis 19
Plethodon chlorobryonis Mittleman, 1951 Plethodon chlorobryonis 19
Salamandra cinerea Green, 1818 Plethodon cinereus 75097
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 Desmognathus conanti 19
Pseudoeurycea conanti Bogert, 1967 Pseudoeurycea conanti 19
Plethodon croceater Cope, 1868 Ensatina eschscholtzii 75097
Salamandra cylindracea Harlan, 1825 Plethodon cylindraceus 75097
Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 Batrachoseps diabolicus 19
Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1889 Plethodon dorsalis 19
Thorius dubitus Taylor, 1941 Thorius dubitus 19
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934 Plethodon dunni 19
Pseudotriton duryi Weller, 1930 Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 75097
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999 Plethodon electromorphus 19
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916 Plethodon elongatus 19
Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850 Ensatina eschscholtzii 19
Anaides ferreus Cope, 1869 Aneides ferreus 75097
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869 Aneides ferreus 19
Pseudoeurycea firscheini Shannon & Werler, 1955 Pseudoeurycea firscheini 19
Plethodon flavipunctatus Strauch, 1870 Aneides flavipunctatus 75097
Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002 Desmognathus folkertsi 19
Plethodon fourchensis Duncan & Highton, 1979 Plethodon fourchensis 19
Batrachoseps gabrieli Wake, 1996 Batrachoseps gabrieli 19
Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 Batrachoseps gavilanensis 19
Batrachoseps gregarius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 Batrachoseps gregarius 19
Eurycea griseogaster Moore & Hughes, 1941 Eurycea tynerensis 75097
Plethodon grobmani Allen & Neill, 1949 Plethodon grobmani 19
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Brandon, 1965 Gyrinophilus gulolineatus 19
Salamandra guttolineata Holbrook, 1838 Eurycea guttolineata 75097
Plethodon hardii Taylor, 1941 Aneides hardii 75097
Bolitoglossa hermosa Papenfuss, Wake & Adler, 1984 Bolitoglossa hermosa 19
Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972 Plethodon hoffmani 19
Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton, 1961 Phaeognathus hubrichti 19
Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957 Plethodon hubrichti 19
Plethodon idahoensis Slater & Slipp, 1940 Plethodon idahoensis 19
Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927 Desmognathus imitator 19
Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 Batrachoseps incognitus 19
Plethodon jordani Blatchley, 1901 Plethodon jordani 19
Pseudoeurycea juarezi Regal, 1966 Pseudoeurycea juarezi 19
Eurycea junaluska Sever, Dundee & Sullivan, 1976 Eurycea junaluska 19
Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 Batrachoseps kawia 19
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951 Plethodon kentucki 19
Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989 Plethodon kiamichi 19
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989 Plethodon kisatchie 19
Ensatina klauberi Dunn, 1929 Ensatina eschscholtzii 75097
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954 Plethodon larselli 19
Eurycea latitans Smith & Potter, 1946 Eurycea latitans 19
Pseudoeurycea longicauda Lynch, Wake & Yang, 1983 Pseudoeurycea longicauda 19
Salamandra longicauda Green, 1818 Eurycea longicauda 75097
Batrachoseps luciae Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 Batrachoseps luciae 19
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 Eurycea lucifuga 19
Salamandra lugubris Hallowell, 1849 Aneides lugubris 75097
Thorius macdougalli Taylor, 1949 Thorius macdougalli 19
Chiropterotriton magnipes Rabb, 1965 Chiropterotriton magnipes 19
Batrachoseps major Camp, 1915 Batrachoseps major 19
Pseudotriton marginatus Hallowell, 1856 Stereochilus marginatus 75097
Leurognathus marmoratus Moore, 1899 Desmognathus marmoratus 75097
Thorius maxillabrochus Gehlbach, 1959 Thorius schmidti 75097
Chiropterotriton megarhinus Rabb, 1960 Dendrotriton megarhinus 75097
Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000 Plethodon meridianus 19
Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912 Plethodon metcalfi 19
Bolitoglossa mexicana Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Bolitoglossa mexicana 19
Batrachoseps minor Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 Batrachoseps minor 19
Thorius minutissimus Taylor, 1949 Thorius minutissimus 19
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989 Plethodon mississippi 19
Plethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000 Plethodon montanus 19
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 Pseudotriton montanus 19
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 Desmognathus monticola 19
Spelerpes multiplicatus Cope, 1869 Eurycea multiplicata 75097
Pseudoeurycea mystax Bogert, 1967 Pseudoeurycea mystax 19
Eurycea nana Bishop, 1941 Eurycea nana 19
Thorius narisovalis Taylor, 1940 Thorius narisovalis 19
Eurycea naufragia Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000 Eurycea naufragia 19
Plethodon neomexicanus Stebbins & Riemer, 1950 Plethodon neomexicanus 19
Eurycea neotenes Bishop & Wright, 1937 Eurycea neotenes 19
Typhlotriton nereus Bishop, 1944 Eurycea spelaea 75097
Plethodon nettingi Green, 1938 Plethodon nettingi 19
Ixalotriton niger Wake & Johnson, 1989 Ixalotriton niger 19
Batrachoseps nigriventris Cope, 1869 Batrachoseps nigriventris 19
Bolitoglossa occidentalis Taylor, 1941 Bolitoglossa occidentalis 19
Desmognathus ochrophaea Cope, 1859 Desmognathus ochrophaeus 75097
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 Desmognathus ochrophaeus 19
Plethodon ocmulgee Highton, 1989 Plethodon ocmulgee 19
Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949 Desmognathus ocoee 19
Heredia oregonensis Girard, 1856 Ensatina eschscholtzii 75097
Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996 Desmognathus orestes 19
Plethodon ouachitae Dunn & Heinze, 1933 Plethodon ouachitae 19
Hemidactylium pacificum Cope, 1865 Batrachoseps pacificus 75097
Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954 Gyrinophilus palleucus 19
Pseudoeurycea parva Lynch & Wake, 1989 Ixalotriton parva 75097
Thorius pennatulus Cope, 1869 Thorius pennatulus 19
Nyctanolis pernix Elias & Wake, 1983 Nyctanolis pernix 19
Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988 Plethodon petraeus 19
Urotropis platensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 Ensatina eschscholtzii 75097
Spelerpes platycephalus Camp, 1916 Hydromantes platycephalus 75097
Salamandra porphyritica Green, 1827 Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 75097
Parvimolge praecellens Rabb, 1955 Pseudoeurycea praecellens 75097
Chiropterotriton priscus Rabb, 1956 Chiropterotriton priscus 19
Eurycea pterophila Burger, Smith & Potter, 1950 Eurycea pterophila 19
Thorius pulmonaris Taylor, 1940 Thorius pulmonaris 19
Plethodon punctatus Highton, 1972 Plethodon punctatus 19
Salamandra quadra-maculata Holbrook, 1840 Desmognathus quadramaculatus 75097
Salamandra quadridigitata Holbrook, 1842 Eurycea quadridigitata 75097
Typhlomolge rathbuni Stejneger, 1896 Eurycea rathbuni 75097
Batrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 Batrachoseps regius 19
Batrachoseps relictus Brame & Murray, 1968 Batrachoseps relictus 19
Bolitoglossa resplendens McCoy & Walker, 1966 Bolitoglossa lincolni 75097
Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938 Plethodon richmondi 19
Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964 Bolitoglossa riletti 19
Typhlomolge robusta Longley, 1978 Eurycea robusta 75097
Batrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002 Batrachoseps robustus 19
Salamandra rubra Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801 Pseudotriton ruber 75097
Pseudoeurycea saltator Lynch & Wake, 1989 Pseudoeurycea saltator 19
Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981 Desmognathus santeetlah 19
Plethodon savannah Highton, 1989 Plethodon savannah 19
Pseudoeurycea scandens Walker, 1955 Pseudoeurycea scandens 19
Thorius schmidti Gehlbach, 1959 Thorius schmidti 19
Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989 Plethodon sequoyah 19
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 Plethodon serratus 19
Hydromantes shastae Gorman & Camp, 1953 Hydromantes shastae 19
Plethodon shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967 Plethodon shenandoah 19
Plethodon shermani Stejneger, 1906 Plethodon shermani 19
Batrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968 Batrachoseps simatus 19
Eurycea sosorum Chippindale, Price & Hillis, 1993 Eurycea sosorum 19
Typhlotriton spelaeus Stejneger, 1892 Eurycea spelaea 75097
Batrachoseps stebbinsi Brame & Murray, 1968 Batrachoseps stebbinsi 19
Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965 Plethodon stormi 19
Bolitoglossa stuarti Wake & Brame, 1969 Bolitoglossa stuarti 19
Gyrinophilus subterraneus Besharse & Holsinger, 1977 Gyrinophilus subterraneus 19
Plethodon teyahalee Hairston, 1950 Plethodon teyahalee 19
Eurycea tonkawae Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000 Eurycea tonkawae 19
Eurycea tridentifera Mitchell & Reddell, 1965 Eurycea tridentifera 19
Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957 Eurycea troglodytes 19
Thorius troglodytes Taylor, 1941 Thorius troglodytes 19
Eurycea tynerensis Moore & Hughes, 1939 Eurycea tynerensis 19
Aneides vagrans Wake & Jackman, 1999 Aneides vagrans 19
Plethodon vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906 Plethodon vandykei 19
Salamandra variolata Gilliams, 1818 Plethodon variolatus 75097
Ambystoma vehiculum Cooper, 1860 Plethodon vehiculum 75097
Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997 Plethodon ventralis 19
Bolitoglossa veracrucis Taylor, 1951 Bolitoglossa veracrucis 19
Plethodon virginia Highton, 1999 Plethodon virginia 19
Haideotriton wallacei Carr, 1939 Haideotriton wallacei 19
Plethodon websteri Highton, 1979 Plethodon websteri 19
Plethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917 Plethodon wehrlei 19
Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931 Plethodon welleri 19
Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950 Desmognathus welteri 19
Pseudoeurycea werleri Darling & Smith, 1954 Pseudoeurycea werleri 19
Eurycea wilderae Dunn, 1920 Eurycea wilderae 19
Desmognathus wrighti King, 1936 Desmognathus wrighti 19
Plethopsis wrighti Bishop, 1937 Batrachoseps wrightorum 75097
Plethodon yonahlossee Dunn, 1917 Plethodon yonahlossee 19
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