#1961 · 🐸 amphibians

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

🇳🇱 Allegheny-beeksalamander ·Desmognathus ochrophaeus

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Riley Stanton · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Brad Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © 116916927065934112165 · CC BY 4.0
9. © Dave Huth · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander ( Desmognathus ochrophaeus ) is a species in the Plethodontidae (lungless salamander) family. It is found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,234iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,234 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1859 (167 years ago).