Carolina mountain dusky salamander
| Carolina mountain dusky salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus |
| Species: | D. carolinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916
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The Carolina mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus carolinensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
Distribution[]
The species is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains within North Carolina in the south-eastern United States. Subranges it is found in include the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Desmognathus carolinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59247A11906209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59247A11906209.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Desmognathus
- Amphibians of the United States
- Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains
- Endemic fauna of North Carolina
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Amphibians described in 1916
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