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title: "Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander"
description: "Plethodon chattahoochee — Anfíbios. The Chattahoochee slimy salamander (Plethodon chattahoochee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/chattahoochee-slimy-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander

> Plethodon chattahoochee — Anfíbios. The Chattahoochee slimy salamander (Plethodon chattahoochee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Plethodon chattahoochee*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 545
- Wikidata: [Q4673906](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4673906)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27247)

## Names

- en: Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
- es: Salamandra Limosa de Chattahoochee
- fr: Pléthodon visqueux de Chattahoochee

## Countries with the most observations

US (451)

## Summary

The Chattahoochee slimy salamander (Plethodon chattahoochee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, where it is found only in the Chattahoochee National Forest and Nantahala National Forest in the states of Georgia and North Carolina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It was once classified within the northern slimy salamander (P. glutinosus) until it was found to be a distinct species. Its range narrowly intersects with the northern slimy salamander, the Atlantic Coast slimy salamander (P. chlorobryonis), and the southern Appalachian…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Alan Jeon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155366468

## Machine access

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