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Plethodon jacksoni

Newman, 1954

Blacksburg Salamander

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Data deficientIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1131181
Element CodeAAAAD12280
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNData deficient
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilyPlethodontidae
GenusPlethodon
Concept Reference
Felix, Z. I., J. A. Wooten, T. W. Pierson, and C. D. Camp. 2019. Re-evaluation of the Wehrle’s salamander (Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn) species group (Caudata: Plethodontidae) using genomic data, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4609(3):429-448.
Taxonomic Comments
Previously synonymized with P. wehrlei by Highton (1962). Felix et al. (2019) recommend that the group not be further split until analyses can demonstrate the distinction of any potential lineages that might be included. Because specimens from the type locality of P. jacksoni belong to this group, Felix et al. (2019) resurrect the species P. jacksoni to represent clades referred to as jacksoni, southern wehrlei, and, tentatively, "Population 29" as described in Kuchta et al. (2018). This includes all the southern populations occupying southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina exclusive of those referable to P. dixi.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (3)
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
References (4)
  1. Felix, Z. I., J. A. Wooten, T. W. Pierson, and C. D. Camp. 2019. Re-evaluation of the Wehrle’s salamander (<i>Plethodon wehrlei</i> Fowler and Dunn) species group (Caudata: Plethodontidae) using genomic data, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4609(3):429-448.
  2. Frost, D.R. 2020. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Online: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html
  3. Highton, R. 1962. Revision of North American salamanders of the genus <i>Plethodon</i>. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 6:235-367.
  4. Kuchta, S. R., A. D. Brown, and R. Highton. 2018. Disintegrating over space and time: paraphyly and species delimitation in the Wehrle's Salamander complex. Zoologica Scripta 47(3): 285-299.