| South Carolina slimy salamander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. variolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon variolatus Gilliams, 1818 | |
The South Carolina slimy salamander (Plethodon variolatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern United States, where it is restricted to a small portion of the Atlantic coastal plain from South Carolina to extreme south-eastern Georgia. Its natural habitats are mixed forests, bottomland hardwood forests, and longleaf pine savannas.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon variolatus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ↑ "Comprehensive Report Species - Plethodon variolatus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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