{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image=Dixie Caverns Salamander (Plethodon dixi).jpg | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn|author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |year= 2023 |title= ''Plethodon dixi'' |article-number= e.T152360128A152360172 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T152360128A152360172.en |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> | taxon = Plethodon dixi | authority = Pope and Fowler, 1949 }}

The '''Dixie Caverns salamander''' ('''''Plethodon dixi''''') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the state of Virginia in the United States. It is most often found in Roanoke County, but several specimens have been recorded in surrounding counties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inaturalist.org/taxa/733752-Plethodon-dixi|title= Dixie Cavern Salamander|website=inaturalist.org|access-date=2023-04-10}}</ref> It was commonly confused with Wehrle's salamander (''P. wehrlei'') and was merged with that species shortly after description, but a 2019 study reaffirmed it as a distinct species.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8818|title=AmphibiaWeb - Plethodon dixi|website=amphibiaweb.org|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Camp|first1=Carlos D.|last2=Pierson|first2=Todd W.|last3=Wooten|first3=Jessica A.|last4=Felix|first4=Zachary I.|date=2019-05-24|title=Re-evaluation of the Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn) species group (Caudata: Plethodontidae) using genomic data, with the description of a new species|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4609.3.2|journal=Zootaxa|language=en|volume=4609|issue=3|pages=429–448|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.2|pmid=31717092|s2cid=181533495 |issn=1175-5334|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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Category:Plethodon Category:Endemic amphibians of the United States Category:Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains Category:Amphibians described in 1949 Category:Endemic fauna of Virginia

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