South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander
| South Mountain gray-cheeked 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. meridianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon meridianus Highton & , 2000
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon meridianus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Amphibians of the United States
- Plethodon
- Amphibians described in 2000
- Endemic fauna of North Carolina
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