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Scientific Name
Desmognathus monticola
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916
Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
seal 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 monticola |
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
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
21 individuals detected at FRHI 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
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
1/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
2/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Paulson et al., 2005. NPBIB-609796., 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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