- Ocoee Salamander
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Ocoee Salabethh Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Desmognathus Species: D. ocoee Binomial name Desmognathus ocoee
Nicholls, 1949The Ocoee Salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.
References
- Nicholls, J.C. 1949. A new salamander of the genus Desmognathus from East Tennessee. Journ. Tenn. Acad. Sci., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 127-129.
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Desmognathus ocoee. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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