Southern Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus aureatus
(Martof, 1956)
DEZ-moh-NAY-thus — aw-ree-AH-tus
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
(, Museum Voucher)
(, Observation)
(, Literature Record),
(, Citizen Science),
( Fossil)
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Occurrences:;
62
Total;
27
Museum;
35
Other
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its yellowish coloration.
Desmognathus — Greek desmos = “ligament” + gnathos = “jaw”
aureatus — Latin aureatus = “golden” or “gilded” — describes the golden hues in the animal’s markings.
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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1956
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Martof, Bernard S. Three new subspecies of Leurognathus marmorata from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (575):1–14
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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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