Ocoee Salamander (Desmognathus ocoee)

Created: October 19th, 2016 - 07:48 AM
Last Modified: January 17th, 2017 - 02:51 PM Entered by: Noah Mueller
Record 266620

Country: United States		State: North Carolina	County: Macon County	Time: 2016-10-13 22:11:00
Qty: 1	Age: Larva	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Many were seen in under rocks in this low elevation stream.
Its difficult to give the correct ID at this stage, but it is likely D. ocoee because of how common they are. The alternative would be E. wilderae

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Comments

Posted by Noah Mueller on Oct 19, 2016 at 12:23 PM

Yeah, it looked like a Desmog to me and J. Scott agreed that it is a Desmog. We're just unsure of the species.

Posted by Matt Ratcliffe on Oct 19, 2016 at 08:46 AM

This looks quite similar to the E. bislineata larvae I have behind my house. Could be a Blue Ridge Two-lined.