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: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 4137.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

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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.