Valley and ridge salamander
| Valley and ridge salamander | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. hoffmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1971 [1972] | |
The Valley And Ridge Salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, and is endemic to the eastern United States. Its natural habitat is hardwood forests of the valley and ridge province of the Appalachian mountains. It is named after biologist Richard Hoffman of Virginia who collected the holotype specimen in 1954.[1]
References
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter: Pelagic Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781907807442.
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Plethodon hoffmani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.