Lungless salamander

The Plethodontidae is a family of lungless salamanders. They are the largest groups of salamanders. They probably evolved in North America, where there are 14 genera and about 150 species.Naish D. 2010. Tetrapod Zoology, chapter 35. ISBN 978-1-905723=61-4 Only one species is in Europe: it is  Speleomantes, the cave salamander.Lanza B; Vanni S. & Nistri A. 1998. In Cogger H.G. & Zweifel R.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-12-178560-2

Most of them are terrestrial and are active in daytime. Lungless salamanders may communicate with their nose.p168 Slender salamanders are found in the Pacific Coast. They are sometimes called "worm salamanders". This is because they have slimmer (skinny) bodies than most salamanders.Stebbins, Robert Cyril 2003. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p182 If touched, slender salamanders will bounce on the ground and then run away.

 References 

 Other websites 
 AmphibiaWeb - Plethodontidae
 Tree of Life: Plethodontidae 
 Caudata Culture Species Database - Plethodontidae 

Category:Salamanders