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South Carolina slimy salamander

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South Carolina slimy salamander
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. variolatus
Binomial name
Plethodon variolatus
Gilliams, 1818

The South Carolina slimy salamander (Plethodon variolatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern United States, where it is restricted to a small portion of the Atlantic coastal plain from South Carolina to extreme south-eastern Georgia. Its natural habitats are mixed forests, bottomland hardwood forests, and longleaf pine savannas.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon variolatus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ "Comprehensive Report Species - Plethodon variolatus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.


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