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Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Plethodon chattahoochee Highton, 1989
Plethodon chattahoochee, the Chattahoochee slimy salamander, is a plethodontid salamander endemic to US Appalachian forests.
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850
This text describes the two recognized subspecies of Ensatina eschscholtzii, covering their identification, range, and habitat.
Cumberland Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus abditus Anderson & Tilley, 2003
Desmognathus abditus, the Cumberland dusky salamander, is an endemic US lungless salamander threatened by habitat loss.
Black Mountain Salamander
Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950
Desmognathus welteri, the black mountain salamander, is an endemic Appalachian dusky salamander living in forested freshwater upland habitats.
Imitator Salamander
Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927
Desmognathus imitator, the imitator salamander, is a dark salamander found at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989
Desmognathus apalachicolae, the Apalachicola dusky salamander, is a plethodontid salamander endemic to the southeastern US threatened by habitat loss.
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859
Desmognathus ochrophaeus is a medium-sized lungless salamander found in eastern North America, living in moist, mostly terrestrial habitats.
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958
Desmognathus conanti, the spotted dusky salamander, is a medium semiaquatic salamander found in southeastern and south-central US.
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981
Desmognathus santeetlah, the Santeetlah dusky salamander, is a US-endemic plethodontid salamander threatened by habitat loss.
Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander
Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)
Desmognathus marmoratus, the shovelnose salamander, is a robust Appalachian salamander named for its squared snout.
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996
Desmognathus orestes is a salamander endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, threatened by habitat loss.
Ocoee Salamander
Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949
Desmognathus ocoee, the ocoee salamander, is a small semi-aquatic salamander native to the southeastern United States' Appalachian region.
Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895
Desmognathus brimleyorum, the Ouachita dusky salamander, is a salamander native to mountainous regions of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Pygmy Salamander
Desmognathus wrighti King, 1936
Desmognathus wrighti (pygmy salamander) is a tiny, mostly terrestrial salamander found south of the French Broad River in the Southern Appalachians.
Seal Salamander
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916
Desmognathus monticola, the seal salamander, is a lungless salamander endemic to the Eastern United States.
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916
Desmognathus carolinensis, the Carolina mountain dusky salamander, is a plethodontid salamander endemic to North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains.
Seepage Salamander
Desmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947
Desmognathus aeneus, the seepage salamander, is a small lungless terrestrial plethodontid salamander native to the southeastern US.
Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Desmognathus fuscus, the northern dusky salamander, is a lungless North American salamander with a biphasic life cycle.
Northern Pygmy Salamander
Desmognathus organi Crespi, Browne & Rissler, 2010
Desmognathus organi is a small salamander species found in high-elevation Blue Ridge Mountain forests north and east of the French Broad River.
Flat-headed Salamander
Desmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955
Desmognathus planiceps is a salamander identifiable by specific physical traits, found across parts of Virginia and potentially adjacent North Carolina.
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans Wake & Jackman, 1999
Aneides vagrans, the wandering salamander, is an arboreal salamander with a disjunct Pacific North American range.
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris (Hallowell, 1849)
Aneides lugubris, the arboreal salamander, is a large lungless climbing salamander native to the California region of western North America.
Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
Aneides aeneus, the green salamander, is a small flat North American salamander with unique green markings.
Clouded Salamander
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869
Aneides ferreus, the clouded salamander, is a small North American salamander found in the Cascadian bioregion's forest habitats.
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