Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon grobmani
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 320
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
The southeastern slimy salamander (Plethodon grobmani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it is distributed in the Southeastern United States from southern Georgia west to Alabama and south to central Florida. Its natural habitats are steephead valleys, maritime forests and bottomland hardwood forests. Initially identified as a subspecies of P. glutinosus, P. grobmani is named for American zoologist Dr. Arnold B. Grobman.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Southeastern slimy salamander”.