Southern gray-cheeked salamander
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.
| Southern gray-cheeked salamander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. metcalfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Plethodon metcalfi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T59348A56342321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T59348A56342321.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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