Dwarf black-bellied salamander

The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States.

Dwarf black-bellied salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species:
D. folkertsi
Binomial name
Desmognathus folkertsi
Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) was originally thought to be the blackbelly salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) as they appear similar and are sympatric in the areas that the dwarf black-bellied salamander is found. They can be distinguished through genetically different loci or morphologically in that D. folkertsi are smaller, have different coloration and patterns, and different proportions in body.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Desmognathus folkertsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59248A11906316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59248A11906316.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Camp, Carlos D.; Tilley, Stephen G.; Austin, Richard M.; Marshall, Jeremy L. (2002). "A New Species of Black-Bellied Salamander (Genus Desmognathus) from the Appalachian Mountains of Northern Georgia". Herpetologica. 58 (4): 471–484. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0471:ansobs]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0018-0831.