AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon meridianus


Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000 Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander, South Mountain Graycheek Salamander Subgenus: Plethodon	family: Plethodontidae subfamily: Plethodontinae genus: Plethodon
Species Description: Highton, R., and R. B. Peabody. (2000). Geographic protein variation and speciation in salamanders of the Plethodon jordani and Plethodon glutinosus complexes in the southern Appalachian Mountains with the description of four new species. Bruce, R. C., R. G. Jaeger, and L. D. Houck eds., The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders: 31–93. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Vulnerable (VU)
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CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None
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bookcover Excerpts from Les Urodèles du Monde, 1st and 2nd editions and more recent updates, by Jean Raffaëlli (©2007, ©2014 by Jean Raffaëlli), used with permission. The 2nd edition of this book is available directly from the author: jean.raffaelli@laposte.net and from this website.

Author: Jean Raffaëlli

Plethodon meridianus Highton et Peabody, 2000

18 cm. La plus grande forme du complexe. Grise à ventre noir. Teinte jaune dans l’iris de près de la moitié des spécimens. Une seule population sur une petite aire dans les South Mountains (comtés de Burke, Cleveland et Rutherford), sommet isolé du Piémont de Caroline du Nord. Sympatrique avec P. cylindraceus sans hybridation. 885 km². VU.

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