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

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. Their habitat is under rocks in cold, clear springs, in wet caves, and in streams in forested areas.

Species

This genus consists of four species:

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. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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