Limestone Salamander

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Limestone Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Hydromantes
Species: H. brunus
Binomial name
Hydromantes brunus
Gorman, 1954

The Limestone Salamander (Hydromantes brunus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

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

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