Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)

Created: May 23rd, 2010 - 08:38 AM
Last Modified: May 24th, 2010 - 06:05 PM Entered by: Gibson Dintersmith
Record 45497

Country: United States		State: Virginia	County: Albemarle County	Time: 2010-05-01 09:07:00
Qty: 1	Age: --	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: Forest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Found lots of these during the "Bio Blitz" in Byrom Park (10+), mostly under logs or rocks in or close to streams. Varied in size. We were out herping for about 6 hours (9 AM to 3PM).
The first three pictures are from the Bio Blitz.

The 4th and 5th pictures are of an individual found May 22, 2010 found at 11:30 AM. Latitude: 38.10746 Longitude: -78.486533, Found under a rock in a creek in Earlysville, VA (Albemarle County). SVL: 2 inches, Total Length: 4 inches

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Comments

Posted by Gibson Dintersmith on May 23, 2010 at 08:50 AM

"these are Desmognathus"
OK, Thanks!

Posted by Nate Nazdrowicz on May 23, 2010 at 08:43 AM

these are Desmognathus.