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Desmognathus fuscus  (Green, 1818)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1271318

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
  
    Desmognathus fuscus fuscus (Green, 1818)
  
    Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
  
    Salamandra fusca Green, 1818
  
    Desmognathus phoca (Matthes, 1855)
  
    Salamandra quadra-maculata Holbrook, 1840
  
    Triturus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820
  
    Salamandra phoca Matthes, 1855
  
    Salamandra quadramaculata Holbrook, 1840
  
    Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
  
    Triturus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820
  
    Salamandra picta Harlan, 1825
  
    Salamandra intermixta Green, 1825
  
    Molge brunnea Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854
  
    Molge arenatus Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854
  
    Desmognathus fusca (Rafinesque, 1820)
  
    Salamandra maculoquadrata Holbrook, 1840
  
    Ambystome quadrimaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
  
    Plethodon quadrimaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
  
    Salamandra quadrimaculata Holbrook, 1840
  
    Triton niger (Green, 1818)
  
    Plethodon fuscum (Green, 1818)
  
    Salamandra nigra Green, 1818
  
  Common Name(s): Dusky Salamander [English]
  
    Northern Dusky Salamander [English]
  
    salamandre sombre du nord [French]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - minimum standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderCaudata  – salamandres, salamandra, Salamanders  
                            FamilyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850 – Lungless Salamanders  
                               SubfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850 – Plethodontine Salamanders  
                                  GenusDesmognathus Baird, 1850 – Dusky Salamanders, Seal Salamanders  
                                     SpeciesDesmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) – Dusky Salamander, Northern Dusky Salamander, salamandre sombre du nord  
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Desmognathus fuscus   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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