Globally endangered (EN) (Source: IUCN Red List)

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    • Plethodon welleri
  • English
    • Weller's Salamander

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Observer

cchamberlin

Date

Oct 27, 2012

Description

Mount Rogers Hiking Trip

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What

Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri

Observer

kucycads

Date

Oct 15, 2007

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What

Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri

Observer

mikeygraz

Date

Aug 9, 2008

Place

Tennessee (Google, OSM)

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What

Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri

Observer

sapito

Date

Jun 24, 1994
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Description from Wikipedia

The Weller's Salamander (Plethodon welleri) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. It was found on Grandfather Mountain near Linville North Carolina by the young herpetologist Worth Hamilton Weller who on a second field trip there to gather more specimens died at age 18 in a fall from a cliff (Adler:182).

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Conservation Summary

    Source: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on 10 November 2011.