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Valley and ridge salamander

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Valley and ridge salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Caudata
Family:
Plethodontidae
Genus:
Plethodon
Species:
P. hoffmani
Binomial name
Plethodon hoffmani
Highton, 1971 [1972]

The valley and ridge salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern United States.

Etymology

The species is named after biologist Richard Hoffman of Virginia, who collected the holotype specimen in 1954.[2]

Distribution

The natural habitat of the valley and ridge salamander is hardwood forests of the valley and ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains, up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft) in elevation. This species can be found in the Appalachians from the Susquehanna River Valley in Pennsylvania, south to the New River in northwestern Virginia, eastern West Virginia, and western Maryland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Plethodon hoffmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T59341A56363258. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter: Pelagic Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781907807442.


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