| Southern Zigzag Salamander | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997 |
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The Southern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon ventralis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. it lays it eggs in a cave during summer. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.