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title: "Wehrle's Salamander"
description: "Plethodon wehrlei — Amphibians. Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/wehrle-s-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wehrle's Salamander

> Plethodon wehrlei — Amphibians. Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon wehrlei*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 630
- Wikidata: [Q3392357](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3392357)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27190](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27190)

## Names

- en: Wehrle's Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Wehrle
- fr: Pléthodon de Wehrle
- nl: Wehrle's salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (591)

## Summary

Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Eastern United States. It is named in honor of Richard White Wehrle (1852–1937), a jeweler, naturalist, and collector of the holotype.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrle%27s_salamander

## Photo

![Wehrle's Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wehrle-s-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Suggs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279667781

## Machine access

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