Gyrinophilus

Taxobox
name = Spring salamanders (Gyrinophilus)


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
subfamilia = Spelerpinae
genus = "Gyrinophilus"
genus_authority = Cope, 1869
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See table.

"Gyrinophilus", commonly referred to as Spring salamanders is a genus of salamanders in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to the Appalachian mountains of the eastern USA and Canada. Their habitat is under rocks in cold, clear springs and streams in forested areas.

pecies

This genus consists of the following four species:

External links

*. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Gyrinophilus&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= "Gyrinophilus"] . Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
* [web application] . 2008. Berkeley, California: [http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Gyrinophilus&where-species= "Gyrinophilus"] . AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).