Desmognathus
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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.[1]
Characteristics
Species of the genus Desmognathus have a unique jaw-opening mechanism where the lower jaw is stationary and the skull swings open.[3] There are additional stalked condyles, an atlanto-mandibular ligament, along with other skeletal and musculature features that have evolved to accompany this type of jaw-opening mechanism.[3] Additionally, they are known to exhibit maternal care by brooding over their eggs.[3]
Species
This genus includes the following 39-40 species:[1]
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Desmognathus abditus Anderson & Tilley, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Cumberland dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus adatsihi Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Cherokee mountain dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Seepage salamander |
| Desmognathus amphileucus Bishop, 1941Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Nantahala blackbelly salamander |
| Desmognathus anicetus Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Foothills dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Apalachicola dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus aureatus (Martof, 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Golden shovelnose salamander |
| Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Holbrook's southern dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus bairdi Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Piedmont dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus balsameus Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Great Balsams mountain dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Ouachita dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus campi Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Savannah dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Carolina mountain dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus catahoula Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Catahoula spotted dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus cheaha Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Talladega seal salamander |
| Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Spotted dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Dwarf blackbelly salamander |
| Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Northern dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Cherokee blackbelly salamander |
| Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Imitator salamander |
| Desmognathus intermedius (Pope, 1928)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Central shovelnose salamander |
| Desmognathus kanawha Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Kanawha blackbelly salamander |
| Desmognathus lycos Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Wolf dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Shovelnose salamander |
| Desmognathus mavrokoilius Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Pisgah blackbelly salamander |
| Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Seal salamander |
| Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Allegheny mountain dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Ocoee dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Blue Ridge dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus organi Crespi & Browne, 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Northern pygmy salamander |
| Desmognathus pascagoula Pyron, O'Connell, Lamb, and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Pascagoula dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus perlapsus Neill, 1950Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Tallulah dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Flat-headed salamander |
| Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Blackbelly salamander (defunct) |
| Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Santeetlah dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus tilleyi Pyron and Beamer, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Max Patch dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus valentinei Means, Lamb, and Bernardo, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Valentine's southern dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus valtos Pyron and Beamer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Carolina swamp dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Black Mountain dusky salamander |
| Desmognathus wrighti King, 1936Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Pygmy salamander |
References
External links
- Tree of Life: Desmognathus
- Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
Further reading
- Baird SF. 1850. Revision of the North American Tailed-Batrachia, with descriptions of new genera and species. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Series 2, 1: 281–294. (Desmognathus, new genus, p. 282).