2,732 observationsLeast Concern
Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Amphibia ›Order: Caudata ›Family: Plethodontidae ›Genus: Plethodon
About
The southern red-backed salamander (Plethodon serratus) is a species of salamander native to the United States. It is found in four widely disjunct populations: one in central Louisiana; one in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma; one in central Missouri; and one from southeastern Tennessee, to southwestern North Carolina, western Georgia, and eastern Alabama. It is sometimes referred to as the Georgia red-backed salamander or the Ouachita red-backed salamander. It was once considered a subspecies...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Southern Red-backed Salamander is Plethodon serratus.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the class Amphibia.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the order Caudata.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the family Plethodontidae.
- Southern Red-backed Salamander belongs to the genus Plethodon.