Weller's Salamander
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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).
Its natural habitat
s are temperate forest
s and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
in the Plethodontidae family.
It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was found on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state parknear Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet , it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway...
near Linville North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
by the young herpetologist Worth Hamilton Weller
Worth Hamilton Weller
Worth Hamilton Weller was an American herpetologist who died in a fall from a cliff at Grandfather Mountain near Linville North Carolina.Weller was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
who on a second field trip there to gather more specimens died at age 18 in a fall from a cliff (Adler:182).
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are temperate forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.