Ocoee Salamander
Desmognathus ocoee
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 447
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The ocoee salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. This salamander has a variety of colors and patterns, and got its name from Tennessee state wildflower. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs and wet rocks in mountainous areas of the Southeastern United States. It was first described by Nicholls in 1949. They are territorial and feed on small invertebrates. It is widely distributed in the southeastern United States and is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ocoee salamander”.