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title: "Webster's Salamander"
description: "Plethodon websteri — Amphibien. The Webster's salamander (Plethodon websteri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/webster-s-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Webster's Salamander

> Plethodon websteri — Amphibien. The Webster's salamander (Plethodon websteri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon websteri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 977
- Wikidata: [Q2410613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2410613)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27142](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27142)

## Names

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

## Countries with the most observations

US (763)

## Summary

The Webster's salamander (Plethodon websteri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the southeast United States, in patchy and disjunct lowland subpopulations ranging from South Carolina to Louisiana. Its natural habitat is mixed mesophytic temperate forests, in association with rocky streams and outcrops.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143974453

## Machine access

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