Many-ribbed salamander
| Many-ribbed salamander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. multiplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea multiplicata (Cope, 1869) | |
The many-ribbed salamander (Eurycea multiplicata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, freshwater springs, inland karsts, and caves.
It is endemic in its distribution to eastern Oklahoma, southwestern Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas, and the portion of Kansas in Cherokee County.[1]
References
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Eurycea multiplicata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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