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title: "Valley and ridge salamander"
description: "Plethodon hoffmani — Amfibieën. The valley and ridge salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/valley-and-ridge-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Valley and ridge salamander

> Plethodon hoffmani — Amfibieën. The valley and ridge salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon hoffmani*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 537
- Wikidata: [Q2511231](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2511231)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27144](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27144)

## Names

- en: Valley and Ridge Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Valley and Ridge
- fr: Pléthodon de Valley et Ridge
- nl: Valley and ridge salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (406)

## Summary

The valley and ridge salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Valley and ridge salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/valley-and-ridge-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368927994

## Machine access

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