Plethodontidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Amphibia
gptkbp:commonName lungless salamanders
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:diet insects
small invertebrates
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature lack of lungs
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:ecologicalRole predators of small invertebrates
prey for larger animals
gptkbp:features lack of lungs in adults and larvae
most diverse salamander family
projectile tongue in some species
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
1850
gptkbp:habitat aquatic
terrestrial
arboreal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plethodontidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestGenus gptkb:Bolitoglossa
gptkbp:notableFeature nasolabial groove
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Plethodon_cinereus
gptkb:Bolitoglossa_dofleini
gptkb:Desmognathus_fuscus
gptkb:Ensatina_eschscholtzii
gptkb:Eurycea_bislineata
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 470
gptkbp:order gptkb:Caudata
gptkbp:otherGenera gptkb:Plethodon
gptkb:Desmognathus
gptkb:Ensatina
gptkb:Eurycea
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition gptkb:Salamandroidea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction direct development (many species)
gptkbp:respiration cutaneous respiration
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Bolitoglossinae
gptkb:Hemidactyliinae
gptkb:Hydromantinae
gptkb:Karseniinae
gptkb:Plethodontinae
gptkb:Spelerpinae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red-backed_salamander
gptkb:Urodela
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5