Description: An adult ravine salamander is 3 to 4 1/2 inches in total length (including tail). It has short limbs and is somewhat worm-like in appearance and movement. Dorsally and laterally, it is dark brown or black, with silvery or brassy flecks. Ventrally, unlike other small plethodontids, it is dark brown or black.

Habitat: The natural habitat of P. richmondi is temperate forests, in which it prefers the slopes of valleys and ravines. It is a terrestrial species and is found among the leaf litter, hiding under logs, stones or stumps.

Range: The ravine salamander is found in eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia, western Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina, northeastern Tennessee.

Found in these States: KY | NC | TN | VA | WV

Diet: Small insects including spiders, ants, mites, slugs, earthworms, and beetles.

Reproduction: Eggs of P. richmondi are laid in cracks and crevices and develop directly into juvenile salamanders without an intervening larval stage.

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

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