Shenandoah salamander
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The Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) is a small, terrestrial salamander found exclusively in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The Shenandoah salamander inhabits a very small range of land on just three mountain peaks. Due to the small habitat range, interspecies competition, and climate change, the population of the Shenandoah salamander is vulnerable to extinction. Mitigating human effects on the habitat of the species will be essential in attempting to preserve and grow the population.
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Shenandoah salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. shenandoah |
Binomial name | |
Plethodon shenandoah Highton and Worthington, 1967 | |
The habitat of the Shenandoah salamander is limited to 3 talus slopes within the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia | |
Synonyms[4] | |
Plethodon richmondi shenandoah Highton and Worthington, 1967[5] |
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