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  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
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Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae) of the United States

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Plethodonitdae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from British Columbia to Brazil, although a few species are found in Sardinia, Europe south of the Alps, and South Korea. In terms of number of species, trhey are by dar the largest group of salamanders.

There are 159 species, representing 13 genus, found in the United States, all of which are native to the U.S.

 

 

 

 

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