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Basic information
Plethodon vehiculum
Western Red-backed Salamander
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyLungless salamanders
GenusPlethodon
- Czech name
- Mločík lesní
- English name
- Western Red-backed Salamander
- Alternative names
- Western Redback Salamander
- Synonyms
- Ambystoma vehiculum, Plethodon intermedius, Plethodon vehiculus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 115 mm
- Body mass
- max 46 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 11.1 years
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.8–2.8 years
- Clutch size
- 19–19 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Direct
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6438 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7827X · COL26.9