Tennessee cave salamander
| Tennessee cave salamander | |
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| The "Pale" subspecies, G. p. palleucus | |
| The "Big Mouth Cave" subspecies, G. p. necturoides | |
Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Gyrinophilus |
| Species: | G. palleucus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954
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The Tennessee cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Its natural habitats are streams in caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.