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Shenandoah Salamander

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
A Shenandoah salamander on a damp rock. It's body is brown, with a thin orange-tan stripe down its back.
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Detailed Description

Pictured is a federally endangered Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah). NEARMI has been working for years to study this species in hopes to protect it from extinction. To learn more about the research being done on this species, visit https://www.usgs.gov/nearmi. 

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