Global InformationKiamichi slimy salamander information
| Kiamichi slimy salamander | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. kiamichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989
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The Kiamichi slimy salamander (Plethodon kiamichi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the United States,[2] has a natural habitat of temperate forests, and is found over a small range. This nocturnal species is mainly threatened by habitat loss and was first described by Highton in 1989. It is rated as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon kiamichi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59345A118995197. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 August 2015.