Pseudotriton
Pseudotriton is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are endemic to eastern and southern United States, from New York south to Florida and west to southern Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and eastern Louisiana. They are commonly known as red salamanders or mud salamanders.
| Pseudotriton | |
|---|---|
| Pseudotriton montanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Pseudotriton Tschudi, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Salamandra subfusca Green, 1818 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 or 4 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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