The Shenandoah Mountain salamander (Plethodon virginia) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae native to the Eastern United States. Distribution The species is endemic to the Shenandoah Mountains range of the Appalachian Mountains, in eastern West Virginia and adjacent northwestern Virginia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests between in elevation. It is an IUCN Red List Near Threatened species, endangered by habitat loss. References Plethodon Salamander, Shenandoah Mountain Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains Salamander, Shenandoah Mountain Natural history of Virginia Natural history of West Virginia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1999