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Pigeon Mountain Salamander

Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988

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.

September 11th, 2021 11:00AM High of 79 degrees Fahrenheit 71 degrees Fahrenheit at capture On another cooler day without rain and mostly sunny, this adult salamander was found hiding in a crevice in a mountainside adjacent to a large waterfall. After some coaxing, it came out and was very flighty. After pictures it was released. Walker County, Georgia

September 11th, 2021 11:00AM High of 79 degrees Fahrenheit 71 degrees Fahrenheit at capture On another cooler day without rain and mostly sunny, this adult salamander was found hiding in a crevice in a mountainside adjacent to a large waterfall. After some coaxing, it came out and was very flighty. After pictures it was released. Walker County, Georgia

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

It is endemic to Pigeon Mountain in the US state of Georgia.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Pigeon Mountain salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:42:13.542232+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988
Name authority
Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988
Common name
Pigeon Mountain 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderCaudata
  10. familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
  11. subfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850
  12. genusPlethodon Tschudi, 1838
  13. speciesPlethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Plethodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Northern Gray-cheeked SalamanderPlethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Shenandoah Mountain SalamanderPlethodon virginia Highton, 1999PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dunn's SalamanderPlethodon dunni Bishop, 1934PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Plethodon jacksoni Newman, 1954PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Big Levels SalamanderPlethodon sherando Highton, 2004PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cheat Mountain SalamanderPlethodon nettingi Green, 1938PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Webster's SalamanderPlethodon websteri Highton, 1979PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mississippi Slimy SalamanderPlethodon mississippi Highton in Highton, Maha & Maxson, 1989PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Southern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon serratus Grobman, 1944PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Northern Slimy SalamanderPlethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Siskiyou Mountains SalamanderPlethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Wehrle's SalamanderPlethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 371 records assigned to Plethodontidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

North America

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208291 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:78287. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.