Pigeon Mountain salamander
| Pigeon Mountain salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. petraeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988
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The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Pigeon Mountain in the US state of Georgia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon petraeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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