Gyrinophilus

Gyrinophilus, the spring salamanders, are a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. The genus is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States and Canada.[2] Their habitat is under rocks in cold, clear springs, in wet caves, and in streams in forested areas.

For the species called spring salamander, see Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Spring salamanders
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Subfamily:	Hemidactyliinae
Genus:	Gyrinophilus Cope, 1869[1]
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Species

This genus consists of four species:[2][3]

Binomial name and author	Common name
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Brandon, 1965	Berry Cave salamander
Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954	Tennessee cave salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)	Spring salamander
Gyrinophilus subterraneus Besharse & Holsinger, 1977	West Virginia spring salamander

References

1. Cope, E. D. (1869). "A review of the species of Plethodontidae and Desmognathidae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 21: 93–118.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gyrinophilus Cope, 1869". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
3. "Plethodontidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.