Atlantic Coast slimy salamander

The Atlantic Coast slimy salamander (Plethodon chlorobryonis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it is distributed throughout the Southeastern United States from southeastern Virginia to northern Georgia. It is largely distributed along the Atlantic coastal plain, although it enters the Piedmont in Virginia and South Carolina and enters the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. Its habitat is largely restricted to bottomland hardwood forest. While its conservation status is considered Secure by NatureServe, declines have been noted in all studied populations.[2][3]

Atlantic Coast slimy salamander

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. chlorobryonis
Binomial name
Plethodon chlorobryonis
Mittleman, 1951
Atlantic Coast slimy salamander range[1]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey (2017). "Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander (Plethodon chlorobryonis) aACSSx_CONUS_2001v1 Range Map". Gap Analysis Project. doi:10.5066/F7D799J2.
  2. "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon chlorobryonis". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. "Comprehensive Report Species - Plethodon chlorobryonis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.


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