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Hemidactylium scutatum
four-toed salamander
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck in Temminck and Schlegel, 1838)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		four-toed salamander
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Caudata, Family Plethodontidae, Genus Hemidactylium, Species Hemidactylium scutatum


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S4
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	2/6/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 1:52:53 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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