Desmognathus fuscus Caudata Desmognathus fuscus Dusky Salamander Search for another Amphibian or Reptile. Go to the INHS Amphibian and Reptile Collection page. Search the INHS collections data for this species by clicking on the button below. Search the Type Specimen Data for this species by clicking on the button below.
Yellow shade indicates verified sighting.
Slanted hatch indicates pre-1980 records only. Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Light belly is mottled with black and light flecks. Cool, spring-fed headwater streams flowing through forests. Larvae are found in streams and spring seeps.