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title: "Rich Mountain Salamander"
description: "Plethodon ouachitae — Amphibians. The Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rich-mountain-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rich Mountain Salamander

> Plethodon ouachitae — Amphibians. The Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon ouachitae*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 433
- Wikidata: [Q3006562](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3006562)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27243](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27243)

## Names

- en: Rich Mountain Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Las Montañas Rich
- fr: Pléthodon de Rich Mountain
- nl: Rich Mountain salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (410)

## Summary

The Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Mountain_salamander

## Photo

![Rich Mountain Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rich-mountain-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jeremy Chamberlain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6004728

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rich-mountain-salamander?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).