Weller's salamander

Weller's Salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. welleri
Binomial name
Plethodon welleri
Walker, 1931

The Weller's Salamander (Plethodon welleri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the eastern United States. It was found on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina, by the young herpetologist Worth Hamilton Weller. On a second field trip there to gather more specimens the 18-year-old scientist died in a fall from a cliff.

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

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plethodon welleri.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.