West Virginia spring salamander
(Gyrinophilus subterraneus)
Description
Gyrinophilus subterraneus is a herbaceous species described by Besharse and John R.Holsinger in 1977.Gyrinophilus subterraneus is part of the genus Gyrinophilus and the family lungless salamanders.IUCN categorizes the species globally as highly threatened.No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Caudata
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Gyrinophilus
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