Desmognathus | |
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Desmognathus auriculatus, southern dusky salamander | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: |
Desmognathus Baird, 1850 |
Species | |
See table. |
See table.
Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders (family Plethodontidae) known as dusky salamanders. They range from Texas to eastern United States and to southeastern Canada.
This genus includes the following 23 species:
The AmphibiaWeb does not recognize Desmognathus aureatus and Desmognathus melanius, (originally described as subspecies of Desmognathus marmoratus) and hence only lists 21 species.