Conservation
According to the IUCN red list of endangered species Plethodon yonahlossee is listed as of least concern in 2004 and is warranted because they occur in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears to not be under any substantial threat with an assumed large population and unlikely to be declining fast enough to be eligible for listing in a more threatened category.
Plethodon yonahlossee among other terrestrial salamanders have been reported to have no change in abundance in single or several locales over many years. Concurrently, others are viewing the same species over the entire range and are reporting that many populations have been lost to habitat destruction which includes urban sprawl and increased forestry practices. Clearly there is a possibility for one species to be locally abundant and stable populations and yet still be declining throughout the range. Salamander habitat is mainly due to outright destruction, fragmentation, forestry practice, and pollution.
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