Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus apalachicolae
Means and Karlin, 1989
DEZ-moh-NAY-thus — ap-uh-latch-ih-KOH-lee
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Occurrences:;
2,335
Total;
2,200
Museum;
135
Other
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for a southeastern U.S. river system.
Desmognathus — Greek desmos = “ligament” + gnathos = “jaw” — refers to characteristic jaw ligaments.
apalachicolae — Latinized toponym from the Apalachicola River, Florida, itself from a Native American name.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1989
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Means, D. Bruce, and A. A. Karlin. A new species of Desmognathus from the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. Herpetologica 45:37–46
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1993
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Means, D. Bruce. Desmognathus apalachicolae. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (556):1-2
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1993
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Arnold, Steven J., Nancy L. Reagan, and Paul A. Verrell. Reproductive isolation and speciation in plethodontid salamanders. Herpetologica 49(2):216-228
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1996
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Titus, Tom A. and Allan Larson. Molecular phylogenetics of Desmognathine salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae): A reevaluation of evolution in ecology, life history, and morphology. Systematic Biology 45(4):451-472
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2010
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Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letter 13:1378-1389
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