Louisiana slimy salamander
Appearance
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Louisiana slimy salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. kisatchie
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Binomial name | |
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989
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![Closeup photo of a black salamander with yellow spots, crawling across some mossy foliage](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Plethodon_kisatchie_186707627.jpg/220px-Plethodon_kisatchie_186707627.jpg)
The Louisiana slimy salamander (Plethodon kisatchie) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States where it is only known from northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Its natural habitat is hardwood forests. Little is known about this species, but it appears to be common within its range with some populations likely impacted by deforestation.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Plethodon kisatchie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59346A11920951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59346A11920951.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.