Common name: Wehrle's Salamander
Scientific name: Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn, 1917

Class:
Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order:
Caudata (Salamanders)
Family:
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Subterranean:
Subterrestrial
Terrestrial:
Bare rock/talus/scree, Forest - Hardwood, Forest - Mixed, Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Mixed

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G4
Apparently Secure globally - Uncommon in the world but not rare; usually widespread, but may be rare in some parts of its range; possibly some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
State conservation status rank:
S3
Vulnerable in New York - Vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to rarity or other factors (but not currently imperiled); typically 21 to 80 populations or locations in New York, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines.
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Game with no open season
Defined as a Game species (other than birds) by New York State law, but there are no open seasons set and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
W: Track on a watch list only

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1115240/Plethodon_wehrlei/