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Scientific Name
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859
Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
mountain dusky salamander
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily | Plethodontinae |
| Genus | Desmognathus |
| Species | Desmognathus ochrophaeus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/13/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/13/2006.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
113 individuals detected at the Main Unit, 50 at the Braddock Grave Unit, and 36 at the Jumonville Glen Unit of FONE by Paulson et al., 2005.; Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/13/2006.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/13/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
15
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
5/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
2/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Great Meadow (4 individuals) and Braddock's (15 individuals) Runs--Cooper et al., Early 1990's. NPBIB-553036., Park Species Data Source: Paulson et al., 2005. NPBIB-609796: FONE Main Unit, Braddock Grave, Jumonville Glen; Cooper et al., Early 1990's. NPBIB-553036: FONE Main Unit and Braddock Grave, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (5) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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