Louisiana Slimy Salamander

The Louisiana Slimy Salamander is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Louisiana Slimy Salamander (Plethodon kisatchie) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests, and as such it is threatened by habitat loss. More

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Louisiana slimy salamanders are known from the hill parishes of north-central Louisiana (Dundee and Rossman, 1989; Highton et al., 1989). They were first recorded in central Louisiana by Wilson (1966), and their known range was expanded by Warner (1971) and Boundy (1994a, 1998). More

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Order : Caudata
Family : Plethodontidae
Genus : Plethodon
Species : kisatchie
Authority : Highton, 1989