White-spotted Salamander | |
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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.