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Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Siskiyou Mountains salamander (Plethodon stormi), also called the Siskiyou Mountain salamander, exists only in isolated locations along the Klamath River in northern California and southern Oregon. It is a close relative of the Del Norte salamander, and some herpetologists believe it may be a subspecies of that animal.
Wikipedia contributors, Siskiyou Mountains salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:08:41.132619+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
- Name authority
- Highton & Brame, 1965
- Common name
- Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Plethodon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850
- genusPlethodon Tschudi, 1838
- speciesPlethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plethodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Gray-cheeked SalamanderPlethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shenandoah Mountain SalamanderPlethodon virginia Highton, 1999 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dunn's SalamanderPlethodon dunni Bishop, 1934 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plethodon jacksoni Newman, 1954 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Big Levels SalamanderPlethodon sherando Highton, 2004 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cheat Mountain SalamanderPlethodon nettingi Green, 1938 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Webster's SalamanderPlethodon websteri Highton, 1979 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mississippi Slimy SalamanderPlethodon mississippi Highton in Highton, Maha & Maxson, 1989 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Slimy SalamanderPlethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wehrle's SalamanderPlethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plethodon elongatus stormi Highton & Brame, 1965 Highton & Brame, 1965 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173670 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6W27X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.