The Dixie Caverns salamander (Plethodon dixi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the state of Virginia in the United States. It is most often found in Roanoke County, but several specimens have been recorded in surrounding counties.[2] It was commonly confused with Wehrle's salamander (P. wehrlei) and was merged with that species shortly after description, but a 2019 study reaffirmed it as a distinct species.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Plethodon |
| Species: | P. dixi
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| Plethodon dixi | |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Plethodon dixi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T152360128A152360172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T152360128A152360172.en. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Dixie Cavern Salamander". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon dixi". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ Camp, Carlos D.; Pierson, Todd W.; Wooten, Jessica A.; Felix, Zachary I. (2019-05-24). "Re-evaluation of the Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn) species group (Caudata: Plethodontidae) using genomic data, with the description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4609 (3): 429–448. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31717092. S2CID 181533495.
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