Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Georgia Blind Salamander (Eurycea wallacei), formerly classified in the monotypic genus Haideotriton, is one of the rarest, most anatomically extreme, and ghostly subterranean amphibians in North America. Restricted exclusively to the flooded, pitch-black...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Ocoee Salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is an abundant, semi-aquatic lungless salamander endemic to the ancient, mist-draped Southern Appalachian Mountains of North America. Belonging to the dusky salamander family Plethodontidae, this mountain dweller is celebrated...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Black Mountain Salamander (Desmognathus welteri) is a stout, semi-aquatic lungless salamander endemic to the rugged Cumberland Mountains of the central Appalachian chain in the United States. Named after Black Mountain—the highest peak in Kentucky—this powerful...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Grotto Salamander (Eurycea spelaea) is a legendary subterranean amphibian native exclusively to the karst cave systems of the Ozark Plateau in North America. As an obligate cave dweller (troglobite), it undergoes one of the most astonishing developmental...
Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts
The Corsican Brook Salamander (Euproctus montanus) is a primitive, rheophilic (current-loving) urodele amphibian endemic exclusively to the rugged mountain massifs of Corsica. Perfectly adapted to life in crystal-clear, turbulent mountain torrents and granite rock...
