White-spotted Salamander

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White-spotted Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. punctatus
Binomial name
Plethodon punctatus
Highton, 1971 [1972]

The White-spotted Salamander (Plethodon punctatus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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