- Ouachita Dusky Salamander
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Ouachita Dusky Salamander Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Desmognathus Species: D. brimleyorum Binomial name Desmognathus brimleyorum
Stejneger, 1895The Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, which is endemic to the United States. The specific epithet is in honor Herbert Hutchinson Brimley and his younger brother, Clement Samuel Brimley, both of whom were zoologists.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.
References
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Desmognathus brimleyorum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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