Cumberland Plateau salamander
Cumberland Plateau salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae
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Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. kentucki
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Binomial name | |
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951
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Synonyms[2] | |
Plethodon jordani kentucki — Schmidt, 1953 |
The Cumberland Plateau salamander (Plethodon kentucki) is a species of
habitat loss
.
Description
A medium to large sized terrestrial
Plethodon glutinosus; hybridization is common with other members of the slimy salamander complex.[6]
Distribution
Found in the
New rivers.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- JSTOR 27669682.
- ^ Clay, William; Case, B & Cunningham, R (1955). "On the taxonomic status of the slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus (Green), in southeastern Kentucky". Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. 16: 57–65.
- JSTOR 3892563.
- PMID 26974148.