Webster's salamander

The Webster's salamander (Plethodon websteri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Webster's salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. websteri
Binomial name
Plethodon websteri
Highton, 1979

References

  1. Hammerson, G. & Beamer, D. 2004. Plethodon websteri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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