West virginia spring salamander

The West virginia spring salamander is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The West Virginia Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus subterraneus, is known only from a single cave. I was fortunate enough to participate in a survey of the known population for the Nature Conservancy. The West Virginia Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus) is known only from a single cave. More

The West Virginia Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are inland karsts and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

West Virginia spring salamanders are found only in General Davis Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Because of their restricted distribution they occur on West Virginia's Rare species list, and every attempt should be made to preserve this habitat and its water sources. More