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Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 467, February 562, March 520, April 833, May 836, June 504, July 403, August 382, September 493, October 486, November 376, December 430.
United States26,618
North Carolina2,216
Alabama1,442
Virginia1,401
South Carolina1,393
Tennessee1,250
Maryland1,004
Pennsylvania755
West Virginia506
Georgia470

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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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