PLETHODON WELLERI (Weller's Salamander).

The article focuses on the habitat of Plethodon welleri, a salamander species endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains. Topics include its distribution within spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests, its limited tolerance for cleared bald habitat, and the first observation of the species within a wetland habitat and cleared balds, indicating its dispersal capabilities and the importance of reforestation for population connectivity.