Cheoah Bald salamander

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Cheoah Bald salamander
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. cheoah
Binomial name
Plethodon cheoah
Highton & Peabody, 2000

The Cheoah Bald salamander (Plethodon cheoah) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the state of North Carolina in the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and it is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered a variant of the red-cheeked salamander until it was found to be a distinct species.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Geoffrey Hammerson, David Beamer (2004). "Plethodon cheoah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59333A11919554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59333A11919554.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon cheoah". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.


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