Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander

The Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon amplus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States. It is one of 55 species in the genus Plethodon and one of the most recently to be described. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Plethodon metcalfi
• Plethodon montanus
• Plethodon chattahoochee
• Plethodon teyahalee
• Plethodon wehrlei
• Plethodon shermani

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Plethodontidae

Genus

Plethodon

Species

Plethodon amplus

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