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title: "Pigeon Mountain Salamander"
description: "Plethodon petraeus — Płazy. The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/pigeon-mountain-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pigeon Mountain Salamander

> Plethodon petraeus — Płazy. The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon petraeus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 363
- Wikidata: [Q1594055](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1594055)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27211](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27211)

## Names

- en: Pigeon Mountain Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Pigeon Mountain
- fr: Pléthodon de Pigeon Mountain
- nl: Pigeon Mountain Salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (342)

## Summary

The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
It is endemic to Pigeon Mountain in the US state of Georgia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Pigeon Mountain Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pigeon-mountain-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8735094

## Machine access

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