Desmognathus fuscus Rafinesque 1820 (Northern dusky salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Belongs to Desmognathus according to Rafinesque 1820

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Desmognathus aeneus, Desmognathus auriculatus, Desmognathus monticola, Desmognathus ochrophaeus, Desmognathus quadramaculatus, Desmognathus wrighti

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hamilton Cave (Quaternary of West Virginia)

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