Seepage salamander

The Seepage salamander is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Seepage Salamander (Desmognathus aeneus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Description: The seepage salamander is an especially small, slender salamander with a yellow to reddish-brown dorsal stripe. This species often has a light circular mark on the top of each thigh and a Y-shaped mark on the top of the head. More

The Seepage Salamander is locally common at some sites within its range. Tennessee lists this species as in need of management. Description - The Seepage Salamander is a tiny (4–5.7 cm) salamander. More

seepage salamander has a yellowish to reddish-brown wavy, or sometimes straight, stripe going down the back. More

The Seepage Salamander (Desmognathus aeneus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. More

Seepage salamander is the name of the species that used to be called the Cherokee salamander and the Alabama salamander. Tennessee is the northeastern edge of the seepage salamander's range. It is more common in North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. More

(1984), who observed seepage salamanders climbing on grasses and bushes and jumping from branch to branch at a locality in central Alabama. Harper and Guynn (1999) studied the factors affecting salamander density and distribution within four forest types in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. More

Distribution General Comments THE SEEPAGE SALAMANDER IS RESTRICTED TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, SPECIFICALLY THE UNICOI MOUNTAINS, IN SOUTHEASTERN TN. More

Distribution and Habitat: In Tennessee the seepage salamander is restricted to the Blue Ridge Mountains, specifically the Unicoi Mountains, in extreme southeastern Tennessee. More

The Seepage Salamander is a very small salamander. It is usually between 3.8 cm and 5.7 cm long. A pale line runs from the eye to the angle of the jaw. More