Blue Ridge dusky salamander
| Blue Ridge dusky salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus |
| Species: | D. orestes
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996
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The Blue Ridge dusky salamander (Desmognathus orestes) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
Distribution
[edit]The species is endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains range of the southern Appalachian Mountains, within western Virginia and North Carolina in the south-eastern United States.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
[edit]Their eggs are laid under logs or rocks.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Desmognathus orestes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T59255A64000800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T59255A64000800.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
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