Common Name:
Southern Zigzag Salamander
Scientific Name:
Plethodon ventralis
Etymology:
Genus:
plethore is Greek meaning "fullness or full of",  odon is Greek for "teeth". Referring to  the number of paravomerine and vomerine teeth.
 Species:
ventralis is Latin meaning "of the belly".
Average Length:
Virginia Record Length: 
Record length:

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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