Siskiyou Mountains salamander
- Siskiyou Mountains salamander
Taxobox | name = Siskiyou Mountains salamander
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Plethodon"
species = "P. stormi"
binomial = "Plethodon stormi"
binomial_authority = Highton & Brame, 1965
The Siskiyou Mountains salamander ("Plethodon stormi"), also called the Siskiyou Mountain salamander, is a close relative of the Del Norte salamander, and some herpetologists believe it may be a subspecies of that animal. It is rich brown in color with white speckles. It is approximately 9 cm (4 in.) long, not counting the tail, which is variable in length. Like all of the plethodontids it lacks lungs and respires through its moist skin. It is nocturnal, prefers cool, moist environments, and is most active during rainfall or high humidity. It stays underground during hot periods and freezes.
The Siskiyou Mountains salamander is a threatened species in California. Logging and damming have reduced its habitat, which exists only in isolated locations along the Klamath River in northern California and southern Oregon.
In 2005 researchers discovered through genetic analysis that a larger, darker variant of this salamander is in fact a separate species. It has been named the Scott Bar salamander ("Plethodon asupak").
External links
* [http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/p.stormi.html Photos of the Siskiyou Mountains salamander & its habitat]
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