Southern zigzag salamander

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Plethodon ventralis.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2014 |title=Plethodon ventralis |volume=2014 |page=e.T59359A56290030 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T59359A56290030.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Plethodon

| species = ventralis

| authority = Highton, 1997

| synonyms =

}}

The southern zigzag salamander (Plethodon ventralis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States.