Weller's salamander
| Weller's Salamander | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. welleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931 | |
The Weller's Salamander (Plethodon welleri) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the eastern United States. It was found on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina, by the young herpetologist Worth Hamilton Weller. On a second field trip there to gather more specimens the 18-year-old scientist died in a fall from a cliff.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
See also
- List of endangered animal species
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plethodon welleri. |
- Adler, K. (2007). Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Volume 2. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 400 p. ISB 978-0916984717
- Hammerson, G. and D. Beamer. 2004. Plethodon welleri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 02 June 2013.
- Organ, J. A. (1960). Studies on the life history of the salamander, Plethodon welleri. Copeia 1960, 4 287-297.
- Walker, C. F. (1934). Plethodon welleri at White Top Mountain, Virginia. Copeia 1934, 4 pp 190.