Black Mountain Salamander
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| Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950 |
The Black Mountain Salamander (Desmognathus welteri) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Hammerson, G. 2004. Desmognathus welteri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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