Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander
The Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon amplus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States. It is one of 55 species in the genus Plethodon and one of the most recently to be described. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. amplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon amplus Highton & Peabody, 2000 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon amplus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59330A118993366. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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