Carolina mountain dusky salamander

Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species: D. carolinensis
Binomial name
Desmognathus carolinensis
Dunn, 1916

The Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus carolinensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

Distribution

The species is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains within North Carolina in the Southeastern United States. Subranges it is found in include the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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