Shovelnose Salamander

Shovelnose Salamander
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Desmognathus
Species:	D. marmoratus
Binomial name
Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)
Synonyms
Leurognathus marmorata [sic] Moore, 1899 Leurognathus marmoratus -- Stejneger & Barbour, 1917

The Shovelnose Salamander (Desmognathus marmoratus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Moore, J. Percy. 1899. Leurognathus marmorata, a new genus and species of the family Desmognathidae. Proc.Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 51:316-323.
• Hammerson, G. 2004. Desmognathus marmoratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.

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