Taxonomy
The family Plethodontidae consists of 4 subfamilies and about 380 species divided among the following genera, making up the majority of known salamander species.
| Subfamily | Genus Scientific Name and Author | Genus Common name | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolitoglossinae Hallowell, 1856 |
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| Batrachoseps Bonaparte, 1839 | Slender salamanders | 19 | |
| Bolitoglossa Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | Tropical climbing salamanders | 117 | |
| Bradytriton Wake & Elias, 1983 | Finca Chiblac salamander | 1 | |
| Chiropterotriton Taylor, 1944 | Splay-foot salamanders | 12 | |
| Cryptotriton García-París & Wake, 2000 | Hidden salamanders | 7 | |
| Dendrotriton Wake & Elias, 1983 | Bromeliad salamanders | 6 | |
| Nototriton Wake & Elias, 1983 | Moss salamanders | 13 | |
| Nyctanolis Elias & Wake, 1983 | Long-limbed salamanders | 1 | |
| Oedipina Keferstein, 1868 | Worm salamanders | 25 | |
| Parvimolge Taylor, 1944 | Tropical dwarf salamanders | 1 | |
| Pseudoeurycea Taylor, 1944 | False brook salamanders | 50 | |
| Thorius Cope, 1869 | Minute salamanders | 23 | |
| Hemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856 |
Hemidactylium Tschudi, 1838 | Four-toed salamander | 1 |
| Plethodontinae Gray, 1850 |
Aneides Baird, 1851 | Climbing salamanders | 6 |
| Atylodes Gistel, 1868 | Sardinian Cave Salamander | 1 | |
| Desmognathus Baird, 1850 | Dusky salamanders | 20 | |
| Ensatina Gray, 1850 | Ensatinas | 1 | |
| Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 | Web-toed & European cave sals | 3 | |
| Karsenia Min, Yang, Bonett, Vieites, Brandon & Wake, 2005 | Korean crevice salamanders | 1 | |
| Phaeognathus Highton, 1961 | Red Hills salamanders | 1 | |
| Plethodon Tschudi, 1838 | Slimy & mountain salamanders | 55 | |
| Speleomantes Dubois, 1984 | Cave Salamanders | 7 | |
| Spelerpinae Cope, 1859 |
Eurycea Rafinesque, 1822 | North American brook salamanders | 27 |
| Gyrinophilus Cope, 1869 | Spring salamanders | 4 | |
| Pseudotriton Tschudi, 1838 | Mud and red salamanders | 3 | |
| Stereochilus Cope, 1869 | Many-lined salamanders | 1 | |
| Urspelerpes Camp, Peterman, Milanovich, Lamb, Maerz & Wake, 2009 | Patch-nosed salamander | 1 |
Following a major revision in 2006 the genus Haideotriton was found to be a synonym of Eurycea while the genera Ixalotriton and Lineatriton were made synonyms of Pseudoeurycea.
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