Plethodontidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Plethodontidae

GPTKB entity

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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
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Plethodontidae