Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus brimleyorum
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 371
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma in the United States. The specific epithet is in honor of Herbert Hutchinson Brimley and his younger brother, Clement Samuel Brimley, both of whom were zoologists.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ouachita dusky salamander”.