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Plethodon dorsalis (Northern Zigzag Salamander; Zigzag Salamander; Zig-zag Salamander)

Synonyms: Plethodon cinereus dorsalis; Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The northern zigzag salamander (Plethodon dorsalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States. It is one of 55 species in the genus Plethodon. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Plethodon dorsalis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
35
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.64
EDGE Score: 3.03

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.37 inches (11.1 cm)
Litter Size [1]  6
Litters / Year [1]  1
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park V 1926 Alabama, United States
Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve V 166264 Kentucky, Tennessee, United States
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge IV 26618 Alabama, United States

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0