Wally's World: UVA Wise Professor Tracks Appalachia's Salamanders
December 01, 2020
December 01, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
Southwest Virginia is salamander central. Some 40 species in the Plethodontid family call the southern Appalachians home, making these ancient mountains a global hotspot for the lungless amphibians. These cryptic - or highly secretive - creatures play an important role in the local ecology, and in some areas, salamanders are the most abundant vertebrates in the forest.
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Southwest Virginia is salamander central. Some 40 species in the Plethodontid family call the southern Appalachians home, making these ancient mountains a global hotspot for the lungless amphibians. These cryptic - or highly secretive - creatures play an important role in the local ecology, and in some areas, salamanders are the most abundant vertebrates in the forest.
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