Cumberland Plateau salamander
| Cumberland Plateau salamander | |
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| Taken by Nicklos Clay Miller of Eastern Kentucky | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. kentucki |
| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951 | |
The Cumberland Plateau salamander (Plethodon kentucki) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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