Webbed toes, mushroon like tounge with fre edges and a flattened body. Long tounge that can be extended 1/3 of its body, not including tail. Males have projecting upper jaw.
Hydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to mountains of California in the United States.[1] Salamanders of this genus are distinguished in having extremely long tongues that they can project to 80% of their body length.[2] Similar species endemic to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes.
The following five species are placed in this genus:
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Hydromantes brunusHydromantes, commonly referred to as web-toed salamanders, is a genus of the lungless salamander family, Plethodontidae; they achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They are endemic to mountains of California in the United States. Salamanders of this genus are distinguished in having extremely long tongues that they can project to 80% of their body length. Similar species endemic to southern France and Italy are now classified in a distinct genus, Speleomantes.
