Northern slimy salamander
A species of Woodland salamanders, Also known as Viscid salamander, Slippery salamander Scientific name : Plethodon glutinosus Genus : Woodland salamanders
Northern slimy salamander, A species of Woodland salamanders
Also known as:
Viscid salamander, Slippery salamander
Botanical name: Plethodon glutinosus
Genus: Woodland salamanders
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Description
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Description
The northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) is a species of terrestrial plethodontid salamander found through much of the eastern two-thirds of the United States, from New York, west to Illinois, south to Texas, and east to Florida, with isolated populations in southern New Hampshire and northwestern Connecticut. It is one of 55 species in the genus Plethodon and one of the first of its cogeners to be described. The salamander is called "slimy" because it is...
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Amphibians Order
Salamanders Family
Lungless salamanders Genus
Woodland salamanders Species
Northern slimy salamander 
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