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Fourche Mountain Salamander
Plethodon fourchensis
The Fourche Mountain salamander (Plethodon fourchensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Ouachita Mountains in the central United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and it is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Fourche Mountain salamander on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Fourche Mountain salamander is medium-sized species with a black background color and varying amounts of small brassy or cream colored spots and two rows of larger, irregular blotches along the dorsum (back). The underside is dark with small lighter spots and a pale chin.
Range & habitat
The Fourche Mountain salamander only occurs in the Fourche Mountains, the Shut-In Mountains, and the eastern side of Irons Fork Mountain in the Ouachita Mountain range in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. It is found in deciduous woodland high in the mountains especially in ravines and on north-facing slopes. It sometimes hybridizes with the Rich Mountain salamander (P. ouachitae) where their ranges overlap on the western side of Fourche Mountain.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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