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Blue Ridge dusky salamander

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Blue Ridge dusky salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species:
D. orestes
Binomial name
Desmognathus orestes
Tilley & Mahoney, 1996

The Blue Ridge dusky salamander (Desmognathus orestes) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

Distribution

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The species is endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains range of the southern Appalachian Mountains, within western Virginia and North Carolina in the south-eastern United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

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Their eggs are laid under logs or rocks.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Desmognathus orestes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T59255A64000800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T59255A64000800.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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