Allegheny mountain dusky salamander
A species of Dusky salamanders Scientific name : Desmognathus ochrophaeus Genus : Dusky salamanders
Allegheny mountain dusky salamander, A species of Dusky salamanders
Botanical name: Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Genus: Dusky salamanders
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Description
D. ochrophaeus is a medium-sized salamander that can grow to about 10 cm in length. Adults are brownish and can have a widely variable coloration pattern. Usually, it has a light stripe down the back, with a row of dark spots on the centre and flanked by dark pigments. As in all members of the genus, the hind legs are larger and stouter than the front legs. This species belongs to the "lungless salamander" family (Plethodontidae), and adults must keep their skin moist to breathe. It is a somewhat terrestrial salamander that can be found under stones, logs, and bark near springs, streams and other areas where the ground is saturated with water.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Amphibians Order
Salamanders Family
Lungless salamanders Genus
Dusky salamanders 
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