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Cave and Spring Salamanders
Gyrinophilus
The spring salamanders are a genus, Gyrinophilus, of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. The genus is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States and Canada. Their habitat is under rocks in cold, clear springs, in wet caves, and in streams in forested areas.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Spring Salamander
speciesGyrinophilus porphyriticus
Tennessee Cave Salamander
speciesGyrinophilus palleucus
Berry Cave Salamander
speciesGyrinophilus gulolineatus
West Virginia Spring Salamander
speciesGyrinophilus subterraneus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27494.