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This is the more common of the two species of "blackbelly salamander" known from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. [3] [4] This species and the other blackbelly salamander from the range (the Pisgah black-bellied salamander, D. mavrokoilus) are the first new vertebrate taxa to be discovered in the park's all-taxa biodiversity inventory. [5]
A redcheeked salamander. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the world's most diverse salamander populations, and is known as the "Salamander Capital of the World". [60] [83] Five of the world's nine families of salamanders are found in the range, consisting of up to 31 species. [84]
With 30 identified species, the rainforest is home to the highest diversity of salamanders in the world. [7] Several of these species are endemic to the region, including the black mountain salamander, southern dusky salamander, red-cheeked salamander, and Cheat Mountain salamander. [47]
Almost the whole altitude range occurs within the boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The red-cheeked salamander is a terrestrial species and is found in both hardwood and coniferous forests, particularly in the Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest. It is plentiful in areas with a ground cover of moss and leaf litter ...
Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae known as dusky salamanders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They range throughout the eastern United States as far west as Texas , and north to southeastern Canada .
The Junaluska salamander (Eurycea junaluska) is a species of lungless salamander native to the south-eastern United States. [2] It was first described by David M. Sever, Harold M. Dundee, and Charles D. Sullivan who found the species in the range from the Cheoah River, Santeetlah Creek, and Tululah Creek in Graham County of North Carolina.
America’s most visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains, saw more visitors last year than the next two parks combined, the Grand Canyon and Zion.. Part of the reason is the location. Many ...
P. teyahalee is endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States, where it is found within the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, including in the Great Smoky Mountains. [1] [2] The salamander's altitudinal range extends to 1,550 m. [1] Its natural habitat is temperate Appalachian ...