Northern gray-cheeked salamander

The northern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon montanus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Northern gray-cheeked salamander

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. montanus
Binomial name
Plethodon montanus
Highton & Peabody, 2000

References

  1. Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon montanus. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 June 2013.


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