Cheoah Bald salamander

Cheoah Bald salamander

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. cheoah
Binomial name
Plethodon cheoah
Highton & Peabody, 2000

The Cheoah Bald salamander (Plethodon cheoah) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the state of North Carolina[2] in the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and it is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered a variant of the red-cheeked salamander until it was found to be a distinct species.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon cheoah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59333A118993648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T59333A118993648.en. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Plethodon cheoah". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon cheoah". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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