Cumberland Plateau salamander

Cumberland Plateau salamander
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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