The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States.
| Dwarf black-bellied salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Desmognathus |
| Species: | D. folkertsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002
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Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.
The dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi) was originally thought to be the blackbelly salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) as they appear similar and are sympatric in the areas that the dwarf black-bellied salamander is found. They can be distinguished through genetically different loci or morphologically in that D. folkertsi are smaller, have different coloration and patterns, and different proportions in body.[2]
References
edit- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Desmognathus folkertsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59248A11906316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59248A11906316.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Camp, Carlos D.; Tilley, Stephen G.; Austin, Richard M.; Marshall, Jeremy L. (2002). "A New Species of Black-Bellied Salamander (Genus Desmognathus) from the Appalachian Mountains of Northern Georgia". Herpetologica. 58 (4): 471–484. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0471:ansobs]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0018-0831.
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