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Plethodon shenandoah
12-22-2016

Plethodon shenandoah

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) is a small, terrestrial salamander found exclusively in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The Shenandoah salamander inhabits a very small range of land on just three mountain peaks. Due to the small habitat range, interspecies competition, and climate change, the population of the Shenandoah salamander is vulnerable to extinction. Mitigating human effects on the habitat of the species will be essential in attempting to preserve and grow the population The adult Shenandoah salamander is slender and moderate in size, with a total length of 3.5 to 4.5 inches (7 cm – 10 cm). The species has two distinct color phases: striped and unstriped. The striped color phase has a narrow stripe down the center of its back that can range i

Detailed information
Full Name: Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Amphibians
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 08/18/1989 Northeast Region (Region 5) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Shenandoah salamander, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Virginia
  • US Counties in which the Shenandoah salamander, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Shenandoah salamander.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/29/1994 Shenandoah Salamander View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/29/1994 Shenandoah Salamander View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/06/2012 77 FR 13251 13253 Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Nine Northeastern Species. Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
01/23/2008 73 FR 3991 3993 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 10 Listed Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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