Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon grobmani Allen & Neill, 1949

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Troglophile

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties in Florida.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Florida

Counties

Florida

Alachua, Jackson

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States

N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Georgia

SNR Unranked

Alabama

SNR Unranked

Florida

S3 Vulnerable

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• Brock, K.A. & Bortone, S.A. 1977. Cave dwelling fishes in panhandle Florida. Florida Scientist 40: 406–407. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24320078.
• Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
• Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
• Peck, S.B. 1974. The food of the salamanders Eurycea lucifuga and Plethodon glutinosus in caves. National Speleological Society Bulletin 36: 7–10.
• Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.
• Pylka, J.M. 1957. Cave vertebrates of Florida. The Florida Speleologist 1: 6–7.

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