Caddo Mountain Salamander

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Caddo Mountain Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. caddoensis
Binomial name
Plethodon caddoensis
Pope & Pope, 1951

The Caddo Mountain Salamander (Plethodon caddoensis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the eastern United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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