Desmognathus

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Dusky Salamanders
Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus
Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Desmognathinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Baird, 1850

Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders known as Dusky Salamanders. There are 19 known species within the genus.

[edit] Species

  • Desmognathus abditus (Anderson & Tilley, 2003)
  • Seepage Salamander, Desmognathus aeneus (Brown & Bishop, 1947)
  • Apalachiacola Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus apalachicolae (Means & Karlin, 1989)
  • Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838)
  • Ouachita Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorum (Stejneger, 1895)
  • Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus carolinensis (Dunn, 1916)
  • Spotted Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus conanti (Rossman, 1958)
  • Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander, Desmognathus folkertsi (Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002)
  • Northern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
  • Imitator Salamander, Desmognathus imitator (Dunn, 1927)
  • Shovel-nosed Salamnder, Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)
  • Seal Salamander, Desmognathus monticola (Dunn, 1916)
  • Mountain Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus ochrophaeus (Cope, 1859)
  • Ocoee Salamander, Desmognathus ocoee (Nicholls, 1949)
  • Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus orestes (Tilley & Mahoney, 1996)
  • Black-bellied Salamander, Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
  • Santeetlah Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus santeetlah (Tilley, 1981)
  • Black Mountain Salamander, Desmognathus welteri (Barbour, 1950)
  • Pygmy Salamander, Desmognathus wrighti (King, 1936)

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