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title: "Red-legged Salamander"
description: "Plethodon shermani — Anfibi. The red-legged salamander (Plethodon shermani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-legged-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red-legged Salamander

> Plethodon shermani — Anfibi. The red-legged salamander (Plethodon shermani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon shermani*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 593
- Wikidata: [Q2274585](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2274585)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27231](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27231)

## Names

- en: Red-legged Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Patas Rojas
- fr: Pléthodon à membres rouges
- nl: Red-legged salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (529)

## Summary

The red-legged salamander (Plethodon shermani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Formerly considered a subspecies of Plethodon jordani, it is native to the mountain forests of the southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Red-legged Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-legged-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Internet Archive Book Images · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plethodon_shermani_The_biology_of_the_amphibia_(1931).jpg

## Machine access

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