Common Name:
Valley and Ridge Salamander
Scientific Name:
Plethodon hoffmani
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:
hoffmani is in honor of Richard Lawrence Hoffman (1927- )
Average Length:
 3.6 - 4.4 in. (9.1 - 11.2 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
Record length:
5.4 in. (13.7 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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