Salamanders Shrinking as Habitat Gets Warmer, Drier (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Salamanders Shrinking as Habitat Gets Warmer, Drier

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This Northern gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon montanus, is one of the Appalachian salamander species that has gotten significantly smaller in recent decades.

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Nicholas M. Caruso

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