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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