Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   SALAMANDERS AND FROGS   (AMPHIBIA)
Order   SALAMANDERS   (URODELA)
Family   SALAMANDERS - LUNGLESS   (PLETHODONTIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: BATRACHOSEPS ATTENUATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: BATRACHOSEPS WRIGHTI
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS AENEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS FUSCUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS IMATATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS MONTICOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS OCHROPHAEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS QUADRAMACULATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS SANTEDAH
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS WELTERI
Common name:
Scientific name: DESMOGNATHUS WRIGHT
Common name:
Scientific name: ENSATINA ESCHOLTZII ESCHOLTZII
Common name:
Scientific name: ENSATINA ESCHOLTZII CROCEATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: ENSATINA ESCHOLTZII PLATENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HEMIDACTYLIUM SCUTATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: HYDROMATANTES BRUNNUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEUROGNATHUS MARMORATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEUROGNATHUS MARMORATUS MELANIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON AUREOLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON CADDOENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON CINEREUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON DORSALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON DUNNI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON ELONGATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON FOURSHENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON GLUTINOSUS GROBMANI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON GLUTINOSUS GLUTINOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON JORDANI JORDANI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON JORDANI MELAVENTRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON JORDANI METCALFI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON JORDANI SHERMARI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON KENTUCKI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON LONGICRUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON OUACHITAE
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON RICHMONDI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON WEHRLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON WELLERI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLETHODON YONAHLOSSEE