Dunn’s Salamander
Plethodon dunni
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- P. dunnii – Del Norte Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Plethodon dunni occurs in extreme northwest California in Del Norte County.
LEGAL STATUS: Plethodon dunni is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Plethodon dunni (Bishop, 1934)
Genus: Plethodon, Greek – plethore =fullness or full of + odon = teeth — ref. to the number of vomerine and paravomerine teeth
Species: dunni, honors Emmett R. Dunn
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962