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Mountain dusky salamander

Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Habitat:

Ohio, creek bank

Notes:

Potential 4 toed salamander not sure though maybe breeding colors?

1 Species ID Suggestions

Dusky salamander
Desmognathus spp. PA HERP IDENTIFICATION » Salamanders


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2 Comments

nwachter8
nwachter8 10 years ago

Really? What's up with the yellow tail? We have northerns and alleghany mountain dusky

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

This is a dusky salamander of the genus Desmognathus. You have several different species in PA and there are not enough characteristics seen here to determine which of them you have.

nwachter8
Spotted by
nwachter8

Green Tree, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Dec 24, 2013
Submitted on Dec 25, 2013

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