| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | CAUDATA | PLETHODONTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Plethodon ainsworthi | |||
| Species Authority: | Lazell, 1998 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Geoffrey Hammerson |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
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Justification: Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded since 1964, and extensive searches have failed to locate this species. |
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| Range Description: | This species is known only from two specimens that were collected on 12 June 1964, two miles south of Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA (Lazell 1998). |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
United States
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| Population: | It is probably extinct because the species has not been observed since 1964, and members of this genus are relatively easy to detect. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | The specimens were collected in springhead litter (Lazell 1998). It was presumably a terrestrial breeder with a direct development breeding strategy. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Although the threats are not well known, it seems possible that habitat loss through deforestation might have caused the species' extinction. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no conservation measures needed; this species is extinct. |
| Citation: | Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Plethodon ainsworthi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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