.::::: Caudatas of the World - Plethodontidae - Plethodon :::::.
Last update: 26 December, 2003

The genus is widespread in eastern and western North America, but absent in the central parts. The genus is large and new species are described often.

Plethodon Tschudi, 1838
(Type = Salamandra glutinosa Green, 1818)
Saurophis Gray, 1850 Lapsus
Sauropsis Fitzinger, 1843
(Type = Salamandra erythronota Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944
Plethodon glutinosus albagula Grobman, 1944
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon amplus Highton & Peabody, 2000

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
Plethodon cinereus angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
Plethodon dorsalis angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon aureolus Highton, 1984

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon caddoensis Pope & Pope, 1951

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon chattahoochee Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon cheoah Highton & Peabody, 2000

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon chlorobryonis Mittleman, 1951
Plethodon glutinosus chlorobryonis Mittleman, 1951
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
Ambystoma erythronotum (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon cinereus cinereus (Green, 1818)
Plethodon cinereus erythronota (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon cinereus erythronotus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon erythronota (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon erythronotum (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon erythronotus cinereus (Green, 1818)
Plethodon erythronotus erythronotus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Plethodon huldae Grobman, 1949
Salamandra agilis Sager, 1839
Salamandra cinerea Green, 1818
Salamandra erythronota Rafinesque, 1818
Salamandra puncticulata Valenciennes, 1854
Sauropsis erythronotus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Spelerpes erythronota (Rafinesque, 1818)
Distribution: Canada and USA.
Plethodon cylindraceus (Harlan, 1825)
Salamandra cylindracea Harlan, 1825
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1869
Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis Cope, 1869
Plethodon cinereus dorsalis Cope, 1869
Plethodon erythronotus var. dorsalis Cope, 1869
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934
Plethodon gordoni Brodie, 1970
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916
Plethodon elongatus elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon fourchensis Duncan & Highton, 1979

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818)
Amblystoma melanoleuca (Wied, 1865)
Cylindrosoma albopunctata Valenciennes, 1854
Cylindrosoma glutinosum (Green, 1818)
Plethodon glutinosum (Green, 1818)
Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus (Green, 1818)
Plethodon variolosum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Salamandra elongata Valenciennes, 1854
Salamandra glutinosa Green, 1818
Salamandra melanoleuea Wied, 1865
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon grobmani Allen & Neill, 1949
Plethodon glutinosus grobmani Allen & Neill, 1949
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957
Plethodon nettingi hubrichti Thurow, 1957
Plethodon richmondi hubrichti Thurow, 1957
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon idahoensis Slater & Slipp, 1940
Plethodon vandykei idahoensis Slater & Slipp, 1940
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon jordani Blatchley, 1901
Plethodon jordani jordani Blatchley, 1901
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951
Plethodon jordani kentucki Mittleman, 1951
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954
Plethodon vandykei larselli Burns, 1954
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912
Plethodon clemsonae Brimley, 1927
Plethodon jordani clemsonae Brimley, 1927
Plethodon jordani melaventris Pope & Hairston, 1948
Plethodon jordani metcalfi Brimley, 1912
Plethodon jordani rabunensis Pope & Hairston, 1948
Plethodon metcalfi clemsonae Brimley, 1927
Plethodon metcalfi metcalfi Brimley, 1912
Plethodon shermani clemsonae Brimley, 1927
Plethodon shermani melaventris Pope & Hairston, 1948
Plethodon shermani rabunensis Pope & Hairston, 1948
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon neomexicanus Stebbins & Riemer, 1950

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon nettingi Green, 1938
Plethodon nettingi nettingi Green, 1938
Plethodon richmondi nettingi Green, 1938
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon ocmulgee Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon ouachitae Dunn & Heinze, 1933

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon punctatus Highton, 1972

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938
Plethodon richmondi popei Highton & Grobman, 1956
Plethodon richmondi richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon savannah Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944
Plethodon cinereus polycentratus Highton & Grobman, 1956
Plethodon cinereus serratus Grobman, 1944
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967
Plethodon nettingi shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967
Plethodon richmondi shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon shermani Stejneger, 1906
Plethodon glutinosus shermani Stejneger, 1906
Plethodon jordani shermani Stejneger, 1906
Plethodon shermani shermani Stejneger, 1906
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
Plethodon elongatus stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon teyahalee Hairston, 1950
Plethodon jordani teyahalee Hairston, 1950
Plethodon oconaluftee Hairston, 1993
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906
Plethodon vandykei vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon variolatus (Gilliams, 1818)
Salamandra variolata Gilliams, 1818
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860)
Ambystoma vehiculum Cooper, 1860
Plethodon intermedius Baird, 1867
Distribution: Canada and USA.
Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon virginia Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon websteri Highton, 1989

Distribution: USA.
Plethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917
Plethodon dixi Pope & Fowler, 1949
Plethodon jacksoni Newman, 1954
Plethodon wehrlei dixi Pope & Fowler, 1949
Plethodon wehrlei wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931
Plethodon welleri ventromaculatum Thurow, 1956
Plethodon welleri ventromaculatus Thurow, 1956
Plethodon welleri welleri Walker, 1931
Distribution: USA.
Plethodon yonahlossee Dunn, 1917
Plethodon longicrus Adler & Dennis, 1962
Distribution: USA.