Southern Zigzag Salamander

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Southern Zigzag Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. ventralis
Binomial name
Plethodon ventralis
Highton, 1997

The Southern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon ventralis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

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

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