Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus folkertsi
Camp, Tilley, Austin, and Marshall, 2002
DEZ-moh-NAY-thus — FOLK-urtz-eye
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for a salamander biologist.
Desmognathus — Greek desmos = “ligament” + gnathos = “jaw”
folkertsi — Patronym honoring George W. Folkerts (1938–2007), a highly respected American herpetologist and conservation biologist, particularly known for his work on Alabama biodiversity.
First instance(s) of published English names:
Black Salamander (Desmognathus nigra: Jordan, David Starr. 1876. Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United States: Including the District East of the Mississippi River, and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive of Marine Species. Jansen, McClurg, and Company, Chicago, Illinois.. 342pp.); Black-bellied Salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1993
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Arnold, Steven J., Nancy L. Reagan, and Paul A. Verrell. Reproductive isolation and speciation in plethodontid salamanders. Herpetologica 49(2):216-228
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1996
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Titus, Tom A. and Allan Larson. Molecular phylogenetics of Desmognathine salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae): A reevaluation of evolution in ecology, life history, and morphology. Systematic Biology 45(4):451-472
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2002
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Camp, Carlos D., Stephen G. Tilley, Richard M. Austin, Jr., and Jeremy L. Marshall. A new species of Black-Bellied Salamander (genus Desmognathus) from the Appalacian Mountains of northern Georgia. Herpetologica 58(4):471-484
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2004
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Camp, Carlos D. Desmognathus folkertsi Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (782):1-3
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2010
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Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letters 13:1378-1389
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