Northern gray-cheeked salamander
Appearance
Northern gray-cheeked salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Plethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000
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The northern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon montanus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon montanus. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 June 2013.