West Virginia Spring Salamander

West Virginia Spring Salamander

Taxobox
name = West Virginia Spring Salamander


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Gyrinophilus"
species = "G. subterraneus"
binomial = "Gyrinophilus subterraneus"
binomial_authority = Besharse & Holsinger, 1977
synonyms =
The West Virginia Spring Salamander ("Gyrinophilus subterraneus") is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are inland karsts and caves.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Hammerson, G & Beachy, C. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59283/all Gyrinophilus subterraneus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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