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Plethodon mississippi (Mississippi Slimy Salamander)

Synonyms: Plethodon ainsworthi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Mississippi slimy salamander (Plethodon mississippi) is a species of terrestrial plethodontid salamander found throughout most of the U.S. state of Mississippi, western Alabama, western Tennessee, far western Kentucky, and eastern Louisiana. The Mississippi slimy salamander is part of the larger slimy salamander (P. glutinosus) complex.
View Wikipedia Record: Plethodon mississippi

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Plethodon mississippi

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  6 inches (16.35 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

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.
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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