Northern slimy salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus Least concern

Where the northern slimy salamander lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,101 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Scientific name	Plethodon glutinosus
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Plethodontidae

Where does the northern slimy salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern slimy salamander in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern slimy salamander endangered?

The northern slimy salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern slimy salamander?

The northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Plethodontidae, genus Plethodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern slimy salamander

The northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) is a species of terrestrial plethodontid salamander found throughout much of the eastern two-thirds of the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern slimy salamander (revision 1371717830), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1416849 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).