Mount Lyell salamander

Mount Lyell salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Hydromantes
Species: H. platycephalus
Binomial name
Hydromantes platycephalus
(Camp, 1916)

The Mount Lyell salamander (Hydromantes platycephalus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and caves.

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