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Plethodon hoffmani

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA CAUDATA PLETHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Plethodon hoffmani
Species Authority: Highton, 1971 [1972]
Common Name/s:
English – Valley And Ridge Salamander
Taxonomic Notes: This species was included in Plethodon richmondi prior to 1972. Plethodon virginia was formerly included in this species (see Highton 1999).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern 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)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species can be found in the eastern USA in the Susquehanna River Valley, Pennsylvania, to New River, northwestern Virginia, including eastern West Virginia and western Maryland (Highton 1999).
Countries:
Native:
United States
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Population [top]

Population: Stable populations occur throughout the range
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is found in valley and ridge physiography, generally in mature hardwood forests with well-drained soils. It lays eggs in moist cavity, where they develop directly without a larval stage.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None. Local populations are no doubt impacted by deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None needed. It occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Plethodon hoffmani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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