South Carolina slimy salamander
Appearance
South Carolina 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. variolatus
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Binomial name | |
Plethodon variolatus Gilliams, 1818
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The South Carolina slimy salamander (Plethodon variolatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern United States, where it is restricted to a small portion of the Atlantic coastal plain from South Carolina to extreme south-eastern Georgia. Its natural habitats are mixed forests, bottomland hardwood forests, and longleaf pine savannas.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon variolatus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ "Comprehensive Report Species - Plethodon variolatus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.