Biology:Cheoah Bald salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Cheoah Bald salamander
Cheoah Bald Salamander imported from iNaturalist photo 5878362 on 20 April 2022.jpg

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1594632 entry