Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus ochrophaeus

The Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander is a small, dark salamander that loves to live in cool, moist places. It has a smooth body and is often found near streams and under rocks in the forest.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander is a small, slender amphibian with a dark brown to black body. It often has a reddish, yellow, or orange stripe down its back, sometimes with chevron-like markings. A dark line runs from its eye to its jaw, and its belly is mottled gray.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenCaudataFamiliaPlethodontidaeGéneroDesmognathus

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

It can regrow its tail if a predator grabs it.

It can use its strong tail as a prop to climb steep rocks!

Mom salamanders guard their eggs for weeks until they hatch!

This salamander doesn't have any lungs to breathe!

Habilidades especiales

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander can breathe underwater and on land by absorbing oxygen through its moist skin and mouth lining.

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander can drop its tail to distract predators, allowing it to escape unharmed.

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander can catch fast insects by flicking out its long, sticky tongue with amazing speed.

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander has varied skin patterns that help it blend perfectly into rocky and leafy forest floors.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 7-12 cm
Peso: 0.002-0.01 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 10-30
Metamorfosis: 60-90 días

Dieta y alimentación

It munches on small insects and other tiny creatures found in the damp forest floor.

Alimentos principales

Springtails
Mites
Small spiders
Insect larvae
Small worms
Snails

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

hunts for these tiny arachnids in the damp forest leaf litter.

eaten by

Common Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis

eaten by this common garter snake in its habitat.

eaten by

Spring Salamander

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

eaten by this larger, aquatic salamander species.

eaten by

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

eaten by this small, fast-moving mammal.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Termorregulador

Los organismos termorreguladores mantienen una temperatura corporal interna estable a pesar de las fluctuaciones en el entorno exterior.

Montaña

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica a las especies que se encuentran en regiones montañosas, caracterizadas por su gran altitud, pendientes pronunciadas y zonas climáticas variables.