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title: "Northern Ravine Salamander"
description: "Plethodon electromorphus — Amphibien. The northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/northern-ravine-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Ravine Salamander

> Plethodon electromorphus — Amphibien. The northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon electromorphus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 756
- Wikidata: [Q1883755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1883755)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27176](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27176)

## Names

- en: Northern Ravine Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Barranco Norteña
- fr: Pléthodon de ravin du Nord
- nl: Northern Ravine Salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (521)

## Summary

The northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species is endemic to the United States.

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

## Photo

![Northern Ravine Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-ravine-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61691427

## Machine access

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