Southern Appalachian Salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. teyahalee |
Binomial name | |
Plethodon teyahalee Highton, 1983 |
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Synonyms | |
Plethodon oconaluftee Hairston, 1993 |
The Southern Appalachian Salamander (Plethodon teyahalee) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.