Shenandoah Mountain salamander
| Shenandoah Mountain salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. virginia
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon virginia Highton, 1999
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The Shenandoah Mountain salamander, scientific name Plethodon virginia, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae native to the Eastern United States.
Distribution[]
The species is endemic to the Shenandoah Mountains range of the Appalachian Mountains, in eastern West Virginia and adjacent northwestern Virginia.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests between 1,100–1,200 metres (3,600–3,900 ft) in elevation.
It is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species, endangered by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Plethodon virginia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59360A11908996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59360A11908996.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Plethodon
- Amphibians of the United States
- Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains
- Fauna of the Southeastern United States
- Natural history of Virginia
- Natural history of West Virginia
- Amphibians described in 1999
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