Carolina mountain dusky salamander
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Carolina mountain dusky salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Desmognathus |
Species: | D. carolinensis
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Binomial name | |
Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916
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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 south-eastern 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
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Desmognathus carolinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59247A58035520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T59247A58035520.en. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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