Hydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to mountains of California in the United States.[1] Salamanders of this genus are distinguished in having extremely long tongues that they can project to 80% of their body length.[2] Similar species endemic to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes.
| Web-toed salamanders | |
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| Hydromantes platycephalus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 |
| Species | |
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Species edit
The following five species are placed in this genus:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954 |
Limestone salamander |
| Hydromantes platycephalus (Camp, 1916) |
Mount Lyell salamander |
| Hydromantes samweli Bingham, Papenfuss, Lindstrand, and Wake, 2018 |
Samwel Shasta salamander |
| Hydromantes shastae Gorman & Camp, 1953 |
Shasta salamander |
| Hydromantes wintu Bingham, Papenfuss, Lindstrand, and Wake, 2018 |
Wintu Shasta salamander |
References edit
- ^ Hydromantes brunus : Limestone Salamander
- ^ Deban, S. M.; O'Reilly, J. C.; Dicke, U.; Van Leeuwen, J. L. (2007). "Extremely high-power tongue projection in plethodontid salamanders". Journal of Experimental Biology. 210 (4): 655–667. doi:10.1242/jeb.02664. PMID 17267651.
External links edit
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Hydromantes. Electronic Database accessible at https://web.archive.org/web/20071024033938/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Hydromantes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
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