Gyrinophilus
Sign in to saveGyrinophilus, the spring salamanders, are a genus 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilyPlethodontidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 212
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Collections
- USNM, CUMV, MPM, YPM, SDNHM, FHSM
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Spelerpinae
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Gyrinophilus, the spring salamanders, are a genus 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.
==Species== This genus consists of four species:
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