Seal Salamander
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Desmognathus |
| Species | Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Kentucky
- Estill, McCreary, Powell
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
How to cite this account
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1654. https://cavebiology.org/species/desmognathus-monticola/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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