Southeastern Slimy Salamander
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The southeastern slimy salamander (''Plethodon grobmani'') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it is distributed in the Southeastern United States from southern Georgia west to Alabama and south to central Florida. Its natural habitats are steephead valleys, maritime forests and bottomland hardwood forests. Initially identified as a subspecies of '' P. glutinosus'', ''P. grobmani'' is named for American zoologist Dr. Arnold B. Grobman.


Description

''P. grobmani's'' length snout to the base of the tail is with a tail length of . Body width is . Skin coloration is black. The back has scattered gold dots and the sides have large grey dots.


References

Plethodon Amphibians described in 1949 Endemic amphibians of the United States {{Plethodontidae-stub