Northern Zigzag Salamander

Northern Zigzag Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. dorsalis
Binomial name
Plethodon dorsalis
Cope, 1889

The Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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