Sequoyah slimy salamander
The Sequoyah slimy salamander (Plethodon sequoyah) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
| Sequoyah slimy salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. sequoyah |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989 | |
It is endemic to the Ouachita Mountains in the United States, where it is only known from Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma (although specimens possibly from the same species have been taken from outside the park) as well as a small portion of extreme southwestern Arkansas. There is some doubt as to whether it is distinct from the northern slimy salamander (P. glutinosus). Its natural habitat is temperate forests.[1][2][3]
Sources
- "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon sequoyah". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "Comprehensive Report Species - Plethodon sequoyah". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- Hammerson, G. (2004). "Plethodon sequoyah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59353A11922219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59353A11922219.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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