Red Hills salamander

Red Hills salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Phaeognathus
Highton, 1961
Species:
P. hubrichti
Binomial name
Phaeognathus hubrichti
Highton, 1961[4]

The Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti) is a fairly large, terrestrial salamander growing to about 255 millimetres (10.0 in). Its body color is gray to brownish without markings, and its limbs are relatively short. It is the official state amphibian of Alabama,[5] the state it is endemic to.[1][4] It is the only species in the genus Phaeognathus.[6]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Phaeognathus hubrichti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T16801A118974152. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ 41 FR 53032
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost-genus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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