Southern gray-cheeked salamander
Species of amphibian
Southern gray-cheeked salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
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.
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Plethodon metcalfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T59348A56342321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T59348A56342321.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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