Louisiana slimy salamander

Louisiana slimy salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. kisatchie
Binomial name
Plethodon kisatchie
Highton, 1989

The Louisiana slimy salamander (Plethodon kisatchie) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests, and as such it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon kisatchie. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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