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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| 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 is most commonly found at higher elevations on northerly facing slopes in mesic oak-hickory forest (Sievert and Sievert 2011). It has also been recorded in ravines (Anthony 2005), and individuals are often found under rocks and logs (Green et al. 2014, NatureServe 2021). The shortleaf pine-dominated southerly facing slopes and the valleys between ranges likely represent dispersal barriers (NatureServe 2021). This species breeds terrestrially by direct development.
Range:
This species is known only from the Round and Kiamichi Mountains in Polk County, Arkansas, and southeastern Oklahoma, USA (Highton et al. 1989, NatureServe 2021). It is possible that this species occurs more widely (NatureServe 2021). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 3,209 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
Portions of the species' range fall within the Ouachita National Forest and the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Area. However, most of the species' range (75%) is privately owned (NatureServe 2021).
Conservation Needed
Expansion of effective forest preservation and continued and strengthened management of existing protected areas is needed for the conservation of this species.
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).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Additionally. further taxonomic work is recommended to fully resolve the status of this species.
Portions of the species' range fall within the Ouachita National Forest and the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Area. However, most of the species' range (75%) is privately owned (NatureServe 2021).
Conservation Needed
Expansion of effective forest preservation and continued and strengthened management of existing protected areas is needed for the conservation of this species.
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).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Additionally. further taxonomic work is recommended to fully resolve the status of this species.