Amphibians of North Carolina
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Plethodontidae Members:
Aneides aeneus
Aneides caryaensis
Desmognathus adatsihi
Desmognathus aeneus
Desmognathus amphileucus
Desmognathus anicetus
Desmognathus aureatus
Desmognathus bairdi
Desmognathus balsameus
Desmognathus campi
Desmognathus carolinensis
Desmognathus conanti
Desmognathus folkertsi
Desmognathus fuscus
Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli
Desmognathus imitator
Desmognathus intermedius
Desmognathus kanawha
Desmognathus lycos
Desmognathus marmoratus
Desmognathus mavrokoilius
Desmognathus monticola
Desmognathus ocoee
Desmognathus orestes
Desmognathus organi
Desmognathus perlapsus
Desmognathus santeetlah
Desmognathus tilleyi
Desmognathus unidentified species
Desmognathus valtos
Desmognathus wrighti
Eurycea arenicola
Eurycea chamberlaini
Eurycea cirrigera
Eurycea guttolineata
Eurycea junaluska
Eurycea longicauda
Eurycea quadridigitata
Eurycea unidentified species
Eurycea wilderae
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Hemidactylium scutatum
Plethodon amplus
Plethodon aureolus
Plethodon chattahoochee
Plethodon cheoah
Plethodon chlorobryonis
Plethodon cinereus
Plethodon cylindraceus
Plethodon glutinosus
Plethodon hybrids
Plethodon jacksoni
Plethodon jordani
Plethodon meridianus
Plethodon metcalfi
Plethodon montanus
Plethodon richmondi
Plethodon serratus
Plethodon shermani
Plethodon teyahalee
Plethodon unidentified species
Plethodon ventralis
Plethodon welleri
Plethodon yonahlossee
Plethodon yonahlossee population 1
Pseudotriton montanus
Pseudotriton ruber
Pseudotriton ruber nitidus
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Pseudotriton ruber schencki
Stereochilus marginatus
NC
Records
Plethodon yonahlossee population 1
- Crevice Salamander
Taxonomy
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Caudata
Family:
Plethodontidae
Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
Taxonomic Comments:
This page provides locality information and images of a crevice-dwelling form of
P. yonahlossee
that occurs in or near the vicinity of Bat Cave and Chimney Rock in western North Carolina. It was described by Adler and Dennis (1962) as a separate species,
P. longicrus
. Compared to typical
P. yonahlossee
, this form has reduced red or reddish-brown pigmentation on the back, relatively longer legs, and a stronger affiliation with rock crevices. Guttman et al. (1978) conducted a morphological, ecological and molecular comparisons of
P. longicrus
and
P. yonahlossee
and concluded that
P. longicrus
is only a geographic variant of
P. yonahlossee
. Genetic differences between these forms were typical of those reported for conspecific populations, and individuals referable to
P. longicrus
were frequently collected away from rock crevices and on the forest floor where
P. yonahlossee
dwells. In addition, relative limb length overlapped substantially among the two and was not considered to be a diagnostic character. Here, we follow recent taxonomic treatments and consider these forms to represent a single, geographically variable species,
P. yonahlossee
Species Comments:
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Status in North Carolina
NHP State Rank:
S2
Global Rank:
G4T1T2Q
Status in North Carolina:
SC
Photo Gallery for
Plethodon yonahlossee population 1
- Crevice Salamander
2 photos are shown.
Recorded by: S. Wong Chong, J. Thomson, A. Smith
Rutherford Co.
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, CHRO staff
Rutherford Co.
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