Biology:Dwarf black-bellied salamander
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Dwarf black-bellied salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus |
| Species: | D. folkertsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002
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The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States .
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.
The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) was originally thought to be the blackbelly salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) as they appear similar and are sympatric in the areas that the dwarf black-bellied salamander is found. They can be distinguished through genetically different loci or morphologically in that D. folkertsi are smaller, have different coloration and patterns, and different proportions in body.[2]
References
- ↑ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Desmognathus folkertsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59248A11906316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59248A11906316.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59248/11906316. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Camp, Carlos D.; Tilley, Stephen G.; Austin, Richard M.; Marshall, Jeremy L. (2002). [0471:ansobs2.0.co;2 "A NEW SPECIES OF BLACK-BELLIED SALAMANDER (GENUS DESMOGNATHUS) FROM THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN GEORGIA"]. Herpetologica 58 (4): 471–484. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0471:ansobs2.0.co;2]. ISSN 0018-0831. http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0471:ansobs]2.0.co;2.
Wikidata ☰ Q1594854 entry
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