Four-Toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck in Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Hemidactylium |
| Species | Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck in Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Ohio.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Ohio
Counties
- Ohio
- Hocking
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Wisconsin
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maine
- S3 Vulnerable
- Vermont
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Hampshire
- S3 Vulnerable
- Massachusetts
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S2 Imperiled
- New Jersey
- SU Unrankable
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Rhode Island
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Delaware
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- North Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Arkansas
- S2 Imperiled
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- Florida
- S2 Imperiled
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Nova Scotia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Quebec
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Cooper, J.E. 1965. Further commentary on cave-associated salamanders. The Baltimore Grotto News 8: 202.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Miller, B.T. 2009. A survey of the cave-associated herpetofauna of the eastern United States with an emphasis on salamanders. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Kerrville, Texas, USA, Volume 1: 249–256.
- Seibert, H.C. & Brandon, R.A. 1960. The salamanders of southeastern Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 60: 291–303. https://kb.osu.edu/bitstreams/1a8cbbb7–8184–5987–9c09-ac703d8485b9/download.
How to cite this account
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck in Temminck & Schlegel, 1838). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1760. https://cavebiology.org/species/hemidactylium-scutatum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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