Family
Plethodontidae
7 species in 5 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 8.9 years (Four-toed salamander) to 25 years (Eastern red-backed salamander).
Species
7
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
36.5%
Range 33.7–37.8%
Genera
5
Largest: Gyrinophilus (2)
Overview
The Plethodontidae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Plethodontidae
5 genera, by species countWhere Plethodontidae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Plethodontidae (7)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Plethodontidae
Select a column to sort| Plethodon cinereus | Eastern red-backed salamander | 25 yr | 20,001 bp | 36.47% |
| Pseudotriton ruber | Red salamander | 20.1 yr | 16,661 bp | 36.16% |
| Phaeognathus hubrichti | Red Hills salamander | 19.7 yr | 16,294 bp | 33.71% |
| Gyrinophilus palleucus | Tennessee cave salamander | 18.5 yr | 16,737 bp | 37.77% |
| Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Spring salamander | 18.5 yr | 16,778 bp | 37.59% |
| Plethodon elongatus | Del Norte salamander | 13.3 yr | 18,767 bp | 36.20% |
| Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed salamander | 8.9 yr | 17,421 bp | 36.51% |