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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species inhabits mesic forest, and individuals are often found under leaf-litter, logs, or mossy rocks. It is a terrestrial breeder that breeds by direct development.
Range:
The range has not yet been clearly delineated for this recently split species, but as currently understood it occurs in Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeastern portion of the Blue Ridge isolate of the Plethodon jordani complex in Buncombe, Rutherford, and Henderson counties, North Carolina, USA. Its elevational range is at least 1,109–1,116 m asl (Highton and Peabody 2000). The species’ current published range is not well supported by data and may be largely inaccurate (J. Apodaca pers. comm., D. Beamer, pers. comm. in Heidler 2020). Its current known extent of occurrence (EOO) is 413 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The majority of this species' range occurs on private land with isolated patches of state-owned land interspersed (Heidler 2020). It probably receives a degree of protection on lands in the Pisgah National Forest where the forest cover is maintained (D. Beamer pers. comm., 2003). It is not listed on state or federal endangered species lists. It is, however, listed as a “Significantly Rare” species by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, and a “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” in the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2015).
In an effort to prevent the introduction of Bsal into the US, an Interim Rule of the Lacey Act has been enacted that bans the importation of 201 species of salamanders (USFWS 2016). Additionally, a temporary voluntary trade moratorium of imports of Asian salamander species that are known to carry the disease until such time as effective testing and treatment regimens can be developed and distributed has been recommended to all exporters, shippers, sellers and buyers by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). A North America Bsal Task Force has also been created, with working groups designed to address a variety of disease prevention and mitigation goals (North America Bsal Task Force 2021).
Conservation Needed
Recommended conservation actions include the preservation of mature closed-canopy forests, the protection of habitat corridors in heavily fragmented areas, and the expansion of conservation easements where possible among private lands (Heidler 2020)
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. This species is considered a "Knowledge Gap Research Priority" by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2015, Heidler 2020).
The majority of this species' range occurs on private land with isolated patches of state-owned land interspersed (Heidler 2020). It probably receives a degree of protection on lands in the Pisgah National Forest where the forest cover is maintained (D. Beamer pers. comm., 2003). It is not listed on state or federal endangered species lists. It is, however, listed as a “Significantly Rare” species by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, and a “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” in the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2015).
In an effort to prevent the introduction of Bsal into the US, an Interim Rule of the Lacey Act has been enacted that bans the importation of 201 species of salamanders (USFWS 2016). Additionally, a temporary voluntary trade moratorium of imports of Asian salamander species that are known to carry the disease until such time as effective testing and treatment regimens can be developed and distributed has been recommended to all exporters, shippers, sellers and buyers by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). A North America Bsal Task Force has also been created, with working groups designed to address a variety of disease prevention and mitigation goals (North America Bsal Task Force 2021).
Conservation Needed
Recommended conservation actions include the preservation of mature closed-canopy forests, the protection of habitat corridors in heavily fragmented areas, and the expansion of conservation easements where possible among private lands (Heidler 2020)
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. This species is considered a "Knowledge Gap Research Priority" by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2015, Heidler 2020).