Black Salamander | |
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Black Salamander mother and young | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Aneides |
Species: | A. flavipunctatus |
Binomial name | |
Aneides flavipunctatus (Strauch, 1870) |
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Synonyms | |
Plethodon flavipunctatus Strauch, 1870 |
The Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.