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title: "Western Slimy Salamander"
description: "Plethodon albagula — Amfibieën. The western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula), also known as the whitethroat slimy salamander or white-throated slimy salamander, is a species of salamander."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-slimy-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Slimy Salamander

> Plethodon albagula — Amfibieën. The western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula), also known as the whitethroat slimy salamander or white-throated slimy salamander, is a species of salamander.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon albagula*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3563
- Wikidata: [Q3392343](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3392343)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27226](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27226)

## Names

- en: Western Slimy Salamander
- es: Salamandra Limosa Occidental
- fr: Pléthodon visqueux de l'Ouest

## Countries with the most observations

US (3410)

## Summary

The western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula), also known as the whitethroat slimy salamander or white-throated slimy salamander, is a species of salamander. It is endemic to the United States of America and found in two disjunct populations, one from Missouri to Oklahoma, and Arkansas, and another in south-central Texas.

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

## Photo

![Western Slimy Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-slimy-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/921095

## Machine access

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