Shenandoah Salamander
Plethodon shenandoah

 * Federal Endangered State Endangered *

Common Name:	Shenandoah Salamander
Scientific Name:	Plethodon shenandoah
Etymology:
Genus:	plethore is Greek meaning "fullness or full of",  odon is Greek for "teeth". Referring to  the number of paravomerine and vomerine teeth.
Species:	shenandoah refers to the Shenandoah Mountains.
Average Length:	3 - 4.3  (7.5 - 11 cm)
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Virginia Wildlife Action Plan Rating Tier I - Critical Conservation Need - Faces an extremely high risk of extinction or extirpation. Populations of these species are at critically low levels, facing immediate threat(s), or occur within an extremely limited range. Intense and immediate management action is needed.

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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