The Dixie Cavern 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
Roanoke County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 96,929. Its county seat is Salem, but the county administrative offices are located in the unincorporated Cave ...
, but several specimens have been recorded in surrounding counties. 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.
References
Plethodon
Endemic amphibians of the United States
Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains
Amphibians described in 1949
Endemic fauna of Virginia
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