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title: "Salamandra de Barranco"
description: "Plethodon richmondi — Anfibios. The ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/ravine-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Salamandra de Barranco

> Plethodon richmondi — Anfibios. The ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon richmondi*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 1082
- Wikidata: [Q2275569](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275569)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27209](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27209)

## Names

- en: Ravine Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Barranco
- fr: Pléthodon de ravin du Sud
- nl: Ravine salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (944)

## Summary

The ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species is endemic to the United States, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Salamandra de Barranco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ravine-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jon Mitchell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11284899

## Machine access

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