Shenandoah Mountain salamander

The Shenandoah Mountain salamander (Plethodon virginia) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae native to the Eastern United States.

Shenandoah Mountain salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. virginia
Binomial name
Plethodon virginia
Highton, 1999

Distribution

The species is endemic to the Shenandoah Mountains range of the Appalachian Mountains, in eastern West Virginia and adjacent northwestern Virginia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests between 1,100–1,200 metres (3,600–3,900 ft) in elevation.

It is an IUCN Red List Near Threatened species, endangered by habitat loss.

References

  1. Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Plethodon virginia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59360A11908996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59360A11908996.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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