Dusky Salamanders
Desmognathus
Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae known as dusky salamanders. They range from Texas to the eastern United States and to south-eastern Canada.
39 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 39 known species
Northern Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus fuscus
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus ochrophaeus
Seal Salamander
speciesDesmognathus monticola
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus orestes
Spotted Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus conanti
Southern Blackbelly Salamander
speciesDesmognathus amphileucus
Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander
speciesDesmognathus gvnigeusgwotli
Blue Ridge Blackbelly Salamander
speciesDesmognathus mavrokoilius
Imitator Salamander
speciesDesmognathus imitator
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus carolinensis
Ocoee Salamander
speciesDesmognathus ocoee
Wolf Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus lycos
Northern Pygmy Salamander
speciesDesmognathus organi
Pygmy Salamander
speciesDesmognathus wrighti
Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus adatsihi
Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander
speciesDesmognathus kanawha
Piedmont Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus bairdi
Chattooga Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus perlapsus
Ouachita Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus brimleyorum
Savannah Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus campi
Talladega Seal Salamander
speciesDesmognathus cheaha
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus santeetlah
Seepage Salamander
speciesDesmognathus aeneus
Great Balsams Mountain Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus balsameus
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus apalachicolae
Flat-headed Salamander
speciesDesmognathus planiceps
Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander
speciesDesmognathus marmoratus
Black Mountain Salamander
speciesDesmognathus welteri
Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus catahoula
Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
speciesDesmognathus folkertsi
Cumberland Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus abditus
Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus intermedius
Carolina Swamp Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus valtos
Max Patch Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus tilleyi
Holbrook’s Southern Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus auriculatus
Foothills Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus anicetus
Southern Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus aureatus
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus valentinei
Pascagoula Dusky Salamander
speciesDesmognathus pascagoula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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