Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Plethodontinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Desmognathus Higher classification Plethodontinae Order Salamander | |
Lower classifications Desmognathus fuscus, Allegheny Mountain dusky sal |
Northern dusky salamander identification video desmognathus fuscus
Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders (family Plethodontidae) known as dusky salamanders. They range from Texas to eastern United States and to southeastern Canada.
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Desmognathus quadramaculatus protecting eggs
Species
This genus includes the following 23 species:
The AmphibiaWeb does not recognize Desmognathus aureatus and Desmognathus melanius, (originally described as subspecies of Desmognathus marmoratus) and hence only lists 21 species.
References
Desmognathus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA