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Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus ochrophaeus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 473, February 569, March 527, April 844, May 847, June 510, July 409, August 387, September 500, October 492, November 381, December 436.
United States44,820
North Carolina6,375
Tennessee5,812
Virginia5,482
Canada4,269
Ontario4,254
New York3,317
Pennsylvania2,195
South Carolina1,595
West Virginia1,165

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusDusky Salamanders · Desmognathus

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