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Blue Ridge two-lined salamander

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Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
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E. wilderae
Binomial name
Eurycea wilderae
Dunn, 1920

The Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea wilderae) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. Eurycea wilderae, the Blue Ridge Two-lined salamander, is found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, mostly south of Virginia. To the north is a similar salamander, Eurycea bislineata, or the northern two-lined salamander. Adult Blue Ridge Two-lined salamanders are commonly near stream banks. Larvae are aquatic, living in streams and seeps.

These amphibians are listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern for conservation.

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