Northern ravine salamander

Northern ravine salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. electromorphus
Binomial name
Plethodon electromorphus
Highton, 1999

The northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon electromorphus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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