Species Reptiles & AmphibiansJemez Mountains Salamander

Jemez Mountains Salamander

Plethodon neomexicanus

RareReptile & Amphibian
Illustration of Jemez Mountains Salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)

The Jemez Mountains Salamander is a federally threatened lungless salamander found only in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Its small range in old-growth mixed conifer forest makes it extremely vulnerable to wildfire.

Habitat
Old-growth mixed conifer forest in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico
Diet
Invertebrates in moist soil and under logs
How common
Rare

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