Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Pseudotriton |
| Species | Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Carter, Menifee
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2023.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- New Jersey
- S2 Imperiled
- Florida
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S2 Imperiled
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Delaware
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
- 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.
How to cite this account
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1985. https://cavebiology.org/species/pseudotriton-montanus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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