Desmognathus
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| Dusky Salamanders | |
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| Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus Baird, 1850 |
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Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders known as dusky salamanders, ranging from Eastern USA to Southeastern Canada.
[edit] Species
This genus includes the following 21 species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Desmognathus abditus Anderson & Tilley, 2003 |
Cumberland dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947 |
Seepage Salamander |
| Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989 |
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) |
Southern Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895 |
Ouachita Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916 |
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 |
Spotted Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002 |
Dwarf Blackbelly Salamander |
| Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Northern Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927 |
Imitator Salamander |
| Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899) |
Shovelnose Salamander |
| Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 |
Seal Salamander |
| Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 |
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949 |
Ocoee Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996 |
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus organi Crespi & Browne, 2010 |
Pygmy Salamander |
| Desmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955 |
Flat-headed Salamander |
| Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840) |
Blackbelly Salamander |
| Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981 |
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950 |
Black Mountain Dusky Salamander |
| Desmognathus wrighti King, 1936 |
Pygmy Salamander |
[edit] External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Desmognathus. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
- Tree of Life: Desmognathus
- "Desmognathus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173632. Retrieved 1 May 2006.
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