Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)

Created: November 19th, 2014 - 11:15 PM
Last Modified: November 22nd, 2014 - 09:50 PM Entered by: James Jeffery
Record 207138

Country: United States		State: North Carolina	County: Buncombe County	Time: 2014-10-29 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: small stream, public park, urban
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I am not good with Desmognathus ID so please correct me if I am wrong on this one. Probably 5 ins in length.

Posted by Nate Nazdrowicz on Nov 20, 2014 at 10:04 AM

Not a seal. Looks more like fuscus, but im not sure what other Desmogs are found in that county.