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Mississippi Slimy Salamander (Plethodon mississippi)STATUS





Description: The Mississippi slimy salamander is generally black in color with white, silver, or bronze spots on its back. Adults reach lengths of 4.7 inches. The belly is lighter than the back and the tail is round.

Habitat: Beneath covers, including trash, in bottomland hardwood forests.

Range: Found throughout most of the U.S. state of Mississippi, western Alabama, western Tennessee, far western Kentucky, and eastern Louisiana.

Found in these States: AL | KY | LA | MS | TN

Diet: A variety of invertebrates, especially insects.

Reproduction: P. mississippi breed from August to early September. Females remain with their clutches (about 17 eggs) for up to two weeks before the offspring disperse.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution and presumed large population.

Taxonomy: Taxonomic Split 29 (Committed on 07-19-2012): Plethodon glutinosus split into Plethodon ocmulgee, Plethodon mississippi, Plethodon grobmani, Plethodon glutinosus, Plethodon chlorobryonis, Plethodon variolatus, Plethodon savannah, & Plethodon chattahoochee.

»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
   »» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
     »» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
       »» Class: Amphibia - (Amphibians)
         »» Order: Caudata - Salamanders
               »» Family: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders
                   »» Genus: Plethodon
                     »» Species: Plethodon mississippi - Mississippi Slimy Salamander

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