Mississippi slimy salamander

The Mississippi slimy salamander (Plethodon mississippi) is a species of terrestrial plethodontid salamander found throughout most of the U.S. state of Mississippi, western Alabama, western Tennessee, far western Kentucky, and eastern Louisiana. The Mississippi slimy salamander is part of the larger slimy salamander (P. glutinosus) complex.^[2]

Mississippi slimy salamander
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Plethodon
Species:	P. mississippi
Binomial name
Plethodon mississippi (Highton, 1989)

Description

The Mississippi slimy salamander is generally black in color with white, silver, or bronze spots on its back. Adults reach lengths of 12 cm (4.7 in) and breed from August to early September. Females remain with their clutches (about 17 eggs) for up to two weeks before the offspring disperse.^[2][3]