Cheat Mountain salamander

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The Cheat Mountain salamander is a small, lungless, and federally threatened woodland salamander species endemic to the high-elevation spruce forests of Cheat Mountain in West Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibian
endemic species
lungless salamander
salamander species
activityPattern nocturnal
adaptation tolerance of cool, moist conditions
bodySize small
class Amphibia
conservationStatus threatened (federal)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
diet small invertebrates
distribution restricted range
endemicTo Cheat Mountain NERFINISHED
West Virginia NERFINISHED
family Plethodontidae NERFINISHED
genus Plethodon NERFINISHED
habitat high-elevation forest
spruce forest
hasLungs false
kingdom Animalia
larvalStage absent (no aquatic larval stage)
legalStatus federally threatened species
lifestyle terrestrial
livesIn woodland ecosystem
microhabitat moist forest floor
under logs
under rocks
nativeRange Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED
order Urodela
phylum Chordata
reproduction direct development
requires high humidity
respiration cutaneous respiration
sensitiveTo drying of habitat
state West Virginia
taxonRank species
threatenedBy climate change
habitat fragmentation
habitat loss
logging

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Cheat Mountain fauna Cheat Mountain salamander
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad operatesService Cheat Mountain salamander
this entity surface form: Cheat Mountain Salamander (historical)