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Desmognathus fuscus
Ddusky Salamander
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Ddusky 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:		VT: S5
Evidence:		13 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
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	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
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:	6/20/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 6:16:41 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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