Description: A fairly large: 4.75 to 6.75 inches, black salamander with numerous white/silver flecks and a slightly lighter venter and 16 costal grooves. This species is best distinguished from other Slimy Salamanders (Plethodon glutinosis complex) by range. Females are slightly larger than males. Like other Slimy salamanders, P. teyahlee produces slimy, glue-like secretions when it feels threatened.

Habitat: The salamander's altitudinal range extends to 1,550 m. Its natural habitat is temperate Appalachian forests.

Range: P. teyahalee is endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States, where it is found within the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, including in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Found in these States: GA | NC | SC | TN

Diet: Variety of invertebrates: millipedes, beetles, ants, flies, snails, and moth larvae.

Reproduction: Male Plethodon teyahalee perform an elaborate courtship dance and females guard their clutch if eggs fiercely and may abandon their eggs if they appear to have been tampered with. Young salamander hatch directly from eggs and have no aquatic larval stage.

Status: Listed as Least Concern since, although its extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated at 17,775 km2, it occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under significant threat, and it has a presumed large population.

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