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| name = Tennessee Cave Salamander |
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| status = G2 |
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| status_system=TNC |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Amphibia]] |
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| ordo = [[Caudata]] |
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| familia = [[Plethodontidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Gyrinophilus]]'' |
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| species = '''''G. palleucus''''' |
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| binomial = ''Gyrinophilus palleucus'' |
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| binomial_authority = McCrady, 1954 |
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Subspecies]] |
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*''[[Gyrinophilus palleucus|G. p.]] (Tennessee cave salamander) <small>[[type species|type]]</small> |
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*''[[Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides|G. p. necturoides]]'' (Big Mouth Cave salamander) |
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*''[[Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus|G. p. palleucus]]'' (pale salamander) |
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The '''Tennessee Cave Salamander''' ('''''Gyrinophilus palleucus''''') is a species of [[salamander]] in the [[Plethodontidae]] family. |
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It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[United States]]. |
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[[Category:Fauna of the United States]] |
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are inland [[karst]]s and [[cave]]s. |
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It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. |
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==Source== |
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* Hammerson, G & Beachy, C. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59281/all Gyrinophilus palleucus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13780-salamanders-formed-new-species-despite-interbreeding.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 NewScientist.com: Salamanders formed new species despite interbreeding] |
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*[http://www.herpetology.us/niemiller/_Media/miller_niemiller_2008.pdf Distribution and relative abundance of Tennessee cave salamanders (''Gyrinophilus palleucus'' and ''Gyrinophilus gulolineatus'') with an emphasis on Tennessee populations] |
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