Grotto Salamander

Grotto Salamander

Taxobox
name = Grotto Salamander


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Typhlotriton"
species = "T. spelaeus"
binomial = "Typhlotriton spelaeus"
binomial_authority = Stejneger, 1892
synonyms = The Grotto Salamander ("Typhlotriton spelaeus") is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Typhlotriton".It is endemic to the United States.

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

References

* Hammerson, G. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/22707/all Typhlotriton spelaeus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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