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Seal Salamander
Desmognathus monticola
38.0609, -80.9819
Field Notes
Description:
Seal salamanders are a lungless salamander and possess slits extending below each nostril. They also have a laterally compressed tail that gives the tail a fin-like appearance. Seal salamanders are extremely variable in color and can have a similar appearance to dusky salamanders; however seal salamanders have plain bellies while dusky salamanders have speckled bellies.
Habitat:
Keeney Creek - a small creek with rocky bottom in a forested, mountainous area.
Notes:
This individual was briefly held in a clear plastic container to allow for observation of the belly color and pattern, and was released back into the creek at the site of capture.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 6, 2014
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