Genus
Plethodon (Woodland salamanders)
Plethodon elongatus. Photo: (c) 2013 Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Woodland salamanders are lungless salamanders of the genus Plethodon. They are so named due to their woodlands habitat. They have no aquatic larval stage; eggs are laid underneath a stone or log, and young hatch in the adult form.