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Ravine Salamander

Plethodon richmondi

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 216, February 232, March 254, April 416, May 539, June 267, July 216, August 209, September 252, October 233, November 193, December 198.
United States8,932
Virginia3,225
North Carolina1,414
Tennessee1,384
West Virginia513
Ohio476
Kentucky347
Indiana165
Maryland32
Pennsylvania2

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusWoodland Salamanders · Plethodon

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