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Desmognathus fuscus
northern dusky salamander
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		northern dusky salamander
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Caudata, Family Plethodontidae, Genus Desmognathus, Species Desmognathus fuscus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4; TN: S5
Evidence:		63 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
First State National Historical Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/13/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 12:11:11 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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