Desmognathus
| Desmognathus | |
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| Desmognathus auriculatus, southern dusky salamander | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus Baird, 1850 |
| Species | |
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Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders known as dusky salamanders, ranging from Eastern USA to Southeastern Canada.
An unidentified Desmognathus species as seen in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN.
Species
This genus includes the following 21 species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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. Retrieved 1 May 2006.
Further reading
- Baird SF. 1850. Revision of the North American Tailed-Batrachia, with descriptions of new genera and species. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Series 2, 1: 281-294. (Desmognathus, new genus, p. 282).
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