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Plethodon meridianus (South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon meridianus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Plethodon meridianus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Plethodon meridianus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
55
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.74
EDGE Score: 4.32
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

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.
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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