Dixie Caverns salamander

The Dixie Caverns salamander (Plethodon dixi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the state of Virginia in the United States. It is most often found in Roanoke County, but several specimens have been recorded in surrounding counties.^[2] It was commonly confused with Wehrle's salamander (P. wehrlei) and was merged with that species shortly after description, but a 2019 study reaffirmed it as a distinct species.^[3][4]

Dixie Caverns salamander
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Subfamily:	Plethodontinae
Genus:	Plethodon
Species:	P. dixi
Binomial name
Plethodon dixi Pope and Fowler, 1949