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title: "White-spotted Slimy Salamander"
description: "Plethodon cylindraceus — Amphibians. The white-spotted slimy salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-spotted-slimy-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-spotted Slimy Salamander

> Plethodon cylindraceus — Amphibians. The white-spotted slimy salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon cylindraceus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 4244
- Wikidata: [Q2511219](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2511219)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27188](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27188)

## Names

- en: White-spotted Slimy Salamander
- es: Salamandra Limosa de Manchas Blancas
- fr: Pléthodon visqueux à taches blanches
- nl: White-spotted slimy salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (3881)

## Summary

The white-spotted slimy salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Eastern United States. It is one of 55 species in the genus Plethodon, and was one of the first to be described of its cogeners. 
The preferred habitat of this species is under logs and leaf litter in shaded hardwood forests and wooded floodplains, and often forages on the forest floor on wet nights. It was found that with increasing temperatures, the aggression in this species also increases. In the plethodon genus, species have a lungless morphology, restricting nearly all gas and water…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-spotted_slimy_salamander

## Photo

![White-spotted Slimy Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-spotted-slimy-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: flyingbleep · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79262084

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-spotted-slimy-salamander?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).