Plethodon (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Plethodontidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Plethodontidae is a family of mostly terrestrial salamanders that use the type genus Plethodon in biological classification.
- Salamanders within the genus Plethodon can be found primarily in North America, although this group is responsible for naming the family Plethodontidae.
- One key trait that classifies the salamanders within the family Plethodontidae lies with their type genus Plethodon's absence of lungs and presence of a highly vascularized skin.
- There are various species of this genre, however most closely resemble others within the genus Plethodon such as those within the Eastern United States.
- To describe the family of terrestrial salamanders Plethodontidae it can be quite useful to focus on examining species under its type genus Plethodon.