Santeetlah dusky salamander
Appearance
Santeetlah 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. santeetlah
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Binomial name | |
Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981
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The Santeetlah dusky salamander (Desmognathus santeetlah) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States.
Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Desmognathus santeetlah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59257A205961997. Retrieved 19 December 2022.