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Dusky Salamanders

Desmognathus amphileucus

Classification

Order
Caudata

Desmognathus is a genus of lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae known as dusky salamanders. They range throughout the eastern United States as far west as Texas, and north to southeastern Canada. Characteristics Species of the genus Desmognathus have a unique jaw-opening mechanism where the lower jaw is stationary and the skull swings open.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 808