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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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