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Amphibia
Caudata
Plethodontidae
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus carolinensis
(Dunn, 1916)
Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.08.31.15.51.21)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Blue Ridge Mountain Salamander
(
Desmognathus ochrophaeus carolinensis
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1916
Dunn, Emmert R. Two new salamanders of the genus
Desmognathus
. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29():73–76
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