Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus conanti)

Created: November 3rd, 2010 - 09:13 PM
Last Modified: November 18th, 2012 - 05:54 PM Entered by: Tamara McConnell
Record 56511

Country: United States		State: Alabama	County: Mobile County	Time: 2010-11-03 16:20:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Debris flipping	Habitat: mixed hardwood/pine forest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 65.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Cloudy		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Posted by Tamara McConnell on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:55 PM

Thank you both. With salamander IDs, I'll gladly take all the help I can get.

Posted by Brian Folt on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:48 PM

See the Sean Graham et al. study here:
http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_5/Issue_3/Graham_etal_2010.pdf

Posted by James Jeffery on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:47 PM

I have been told D. auriculatus is possibly extinct in AL. Probably D conanti. (not that I can tell the difference).

Posted by Brian Folt on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:45 PM

I would tentatively call this a Spotted Dusky (D. conanti). I say tentatively because these species can be tricky to identify, and we should do so carefully.

I also believe the ventral of D. auriculatus is much darker.

Posted by Tamara McConnell on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:40 PM

What do you guys think I should call it? My ID was just a guess.

Posted by Brian Folt on Nov 18, 2012 at 05:34 PM

I'm skeptical here also. Doesn't seem to have the extreme tail keel of auriculatus.

Posted by James Jeffery on Nov 03, 2010 at 10:23 PM

might actually be a Desmognathus or something