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Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus orestes)

Created: September 19th, 2010 - 09:46 AM
Last Modified: June 13th, 2014 - 10:21 AM
Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 54072
Country:
United States
State:
North Carolina
County:
Avery County
Time:
1995-08-10 22:00:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
--
Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
Deciduous forest
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
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Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
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Moon Phase:
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Elevation:
4137.00ft
Barometric Pressure:
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Comments

Posted by Chris Harrison on Jun 13, 2014 at 10:22 AM

Thanks for the ID tip. I was not sure about this one.

Posted by Nathan Richendollar on Jun 12, 2014 at 03:27 PM

Though it has an unusual color pattern resembling Weller's, I would say that this is a Dusky Salamander of some type (Blue Ridge Dusky most likely) due to the eye-jaw line.