Southern gray-cheeked salamander
| Southern gray-cheeked salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. metcalfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912 | |
The southern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the area where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia adjoin each other in the southeastern United States. The species has a known altitudinal range of 256 to 1,295 m in the mountains of the region.[1] Where their ranges overlap, it hybridizes with P. jordani and P. teyahalee.[1] Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Plethodon metcalfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
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