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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier:

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Dense high elevation forests under litter. No aquatic larval stage.

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Description

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Similar Species

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Habitat

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Diet

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Life History

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Survey Recommendations

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Range

The range of Jordan’s salamander (P. jordani) complex is subdivided into some 22 geographically isolated populations.  Genetic comparison of salamander populations within this complex has identified seven distinct species within different mountain ranges of the Southern Appalachians in parts of Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and both North and South Carolina.  Two of these species (i.e., P. metcalfi & P. shermani) are known from Georgia, however, the red-checked salamander (P. jordani) is not considered to occur in Georgia.

Threats

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Georgia Conservation Status

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Conservation Management Recommendations

  None, but see species profiles for the southern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) & the red-legged salamander (P. shermani)

References

Highton, R. and R. B. Peabody. 2000. Geographic protein variation and speciation in salamanders of the Plethodon jordani and Plethodon glutinosus complexes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with the description of four new species. Pp. 31-93, In: Bruce, R. C., R. G. Jaeger, and L. D. Houck, eds. The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 485pp.

Authors of Account

Thomas M. Floyd

Date Compiled or Updated

T. Floyd, December 2023: original account