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The black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) is a large aquatic salamander native to the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States, ranging from Virginia to Georgia. It reaches total lengths of around 12 to 17 centimetres and is one of the largest members of the genu...
The Shovel-nosed Salamander (Desmognathus marmoratus) is a highly aquatic species of lungless salamander located in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. It is physically distinguished by its dark coloration and a uniquely flattened, wedge-shaped snout, which allows it to wedg...
One of the smallest plethodontid salamanders in North America (Desmognathus wrighti), native to high-elevation spruce-fir forests of the southern Appalachians, with direct-developing terrestrial eggs.
The northern dusky salamander, Desmognathus fuscus, is a lungless salamander associated with streams, springs, seeps, and wet forest margins in eastern North America. Adults typically have a robust body, strong hind limbs, and a pale line extending from the eye toward the jaw, although coloration an...
The seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a species of lungless salamander found in the Appalachian region of eastern North America. It belongs to the family Plethodontidae and is adapted to life in and around streams. It gets its common name from its undulating swimming motion, which resemble...
The mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus ochrophaeus, is a small lungless salamander native to the Appalachian region of eastern North America. It inhabits moist forests, seepages, springs, and the margins of cool streams, where respiration occurs through its skin and mouth lining rather than lun...
