ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE

PROTECTION STATUS: Endangered

YEAR PLACED ON LIST: 1989

CRITICAL HABITAT: None

RECOVERY PLAN: 1994

RANGE: Three mountaintops in Shenandoah National Park; occupied habitats may extend to additional peaks beyond the park's boundary

THREATS: Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation due to road and trail construction/maintenance within Shenandoah National Park; invasive species; acid rain; and climate change

POPULATION TREND: The species' status is uncertain but likely declining.

Shenandoah salamander courtesy Flickr/Brian Gratwicke