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title: "Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander"
description: "Plethodon metcalfi — Amphibians. The southern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the area where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia adjoin each other in the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-gray-cheeked-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander

> Plethodon metcalfi — Amphibians. The southern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the area where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia adjoin each other in the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon metcalfi*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1348
- Wikidata: [Q2275772](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275772)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27235](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27235)

## Names

- en: Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Mejillas Grises Sureña
- fr: Pléthodon à joues grises du Sud
- nl: Southern gray-cheeked salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (1125)

## Summary

The southern gray-cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the area where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia adjoin each other in the southeastern United States. The species has a known altitudinal range of  256 to 1,295 m in the mountains of the region. Where their ranges overlap, it hybridizes with P. jordani and P. teyahalee. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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

## Photo

![Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-gray-cheeked-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chase Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314885183

## Machine access

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