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Red-legged Salamander

Plethodon shermani

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 366, February 441, March 408, April 654, May 656, June 395, July 316, August 300, September 387, October 381, November 295, December 338.
United States9,923
North Carolina4,936
Tennessee4,932
South Carolina33
Georgia22

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusWoodland Salamanders · Plethodon

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