South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander
The South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon meridianus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the state of North Carolina in the United States, where it is only found in the South Mountains. It was formerly considered a variant of the red-cheeked salamander (P. jordani). Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]
| South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. meridianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon meridianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59347A118995365. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon meridianus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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