Cheoah Bald salamander
| Cheoah Bald salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. cheoah
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon cheoah Highton & Peabody, 2000
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The Cheoah Bald salamander (Plethodon cheoah) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the state of North Carolina[2] in the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and it is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered a variant of the red-cheeked salamander until it was found to be a distinct species.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon cheoah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59333A118993648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T59333A118993648.en. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Plethodon cheoah". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon cheoah". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.