South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander

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South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. meridianus
Binomial name
Plethodon meridianus
Highton & , 2000

The South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon meridianus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the state of North Carolina in the United States, where it is only found in the South Mountains. It was formerly considered a variant of the red-cheeked salamander (P. jordani). Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Geoffrey Hammerson, David Beamer (2004). "Plethodon meridianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59347A11921050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59347A11921050.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon meridianus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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