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plethodon

/ˈplɛθ.ə.dɒn/

Traducción: Género de salamandras de la familia de las salamandras sin pulmones, conocidas comúnmente como salamandras de bosque, que se caracterizan por carecer de pulmones y por presentar desarrollo directo sin fase larvaria acuática.

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noun

formalcommonscientific/ˈplɛθ.ə.dɒn/

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A genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, commonly known as woodland salamanders, characterized by being lungless and having a direct development without an aquatic larval stage.

  • 🇪🇸Género de salamandras de la familia de las salamandras sin pulmones, conocidas comúnmente como salamandras de bosque, que se caracterizan por carecer de pulmones y por presentar desarrollo directo sin fase larvaria acuática.
  1. Type genus of the Plethodontidae C2 formal scientific

    A genus of salamanders belonging to the family Plethodontidae, which are lungless salamanders that breathe through their skin and the lining of their mouth.

    • The Plethodon genus includes many species of woodland salamanders.
    • Researchers study Plethodon to understand skin respiration in amphibians.
    • Plethodon salamanders are commonly found in moist forest habitats.

    🇪🇸Pletodonte

  • plethodons plural form
  • plethodons' possessive plural form
  • plethodon's possessive singular form