Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,046
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The southern red-backed salamander (Plethodon serratus) is a species of salamander endemic to the United States. It is found in four widely disjunct populations: one in central Louisiana; one in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma; one in central Missouri; and one from southeastern Tennessee, to southwestern North Carolina, western Georgia, and eastern Alabama. It is sometimes referred to as the Georgia red-backed salamander or the Ouachita red-backed salamander.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Southern red-backed salamander”.