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Overview
ESA status: not listed, at risk (May 2021)
The Siskiyou Mountains salamander is a completely terrestrial, medium- sized, slender-bodied salamander with short limbs and a dorsal stripe. This species is found in or near talus (loose surface rock) and fissured rock outcrops where moisture and humidity are high enough to allow respiration through their skin (Nussbaum et al. 1983). This species is endemic to the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California.
Scientific Name
Plethodon stormi
Common Name
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
FWS Category
Amphibians
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