The Scottbar Salamander is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
The Scottbar salamander Plethodon asupak Mead et al., 2005 is yet another recently named Californian plethodontid; both the South Mountain grey-cheeked salamander P. meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000 and Cheoah Bald salamander P. More