Plethodon shenandoah
Highton R. 1988. Plethodon shenandoah. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 15:413.1-413.2
Plethodon shenandoah is a member of the P. cinereus group of eastern Plethodon as defined morphologically by Highton (1962) and biochemically by Highton and Larson (1979). The modal number of trunk vertebrae is 19. Adults range from 40- 57 mm (body) and 85-110 mm (total) length. There are two color morphs, a striped morph with a narrow red or yellow dorsal stripeand an unstriped morph that is uniformly dark brown. The unstriped morph usually has small dorsal red spots. The sides have many white spots. The belly is dark brown with a variable number of small white or yellow spots. The chin usually is more mottled than the belly.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Highton, Richard
- Units
- SHEN
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Herpetology (Amphibians/Reptiles), Salamander, Shenandoah Salamander (Plethodon shenandoah), Species, Terrestrial