Plethodon jordani
along the ridge north of Heintooga Overlook
September 5, 2003
| Miles |
Altitude |
Score for red on cheeks |
| from start |
(feet) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
| 0.0 |
5320 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2.0 |
4960 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 4.0 |
4800 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| 6.0 |
4700 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
|
| |
|
P. jordani |
hybrids |
P. glutinosus |
| 8.4 |
4420 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
| 9.0 |
4200 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
|
Explanation of scores . . .
- 0 -- no red pigment on sides of head (cheeks entirely gray)
- 1 -- discontinuous spots of red (or orange) at top of cheek
- 2 -- continuous red along top of cheek
- 3 -- entire cheek red
- 4 -- red extends ventrally onto throat
If two sides of head have different scores (happens occasionally), then
animal receives the higher score.
Other species
salamanders
| | |
| Desmognathus
ochrophaeus | 13 (including 2 resembling red
salamanders Pseudotriton, 4 resembling red-cheeked Plethodon
jordani, and 1 resembling gray-phase Plethodon dorsalis -- the
last only occurs east of the French Broad River!) |
| Desmognathus monticola |
2 |
| Desmognathus wrighti |
1 |
others
Notes: rain two days earlier -- water in puddles in road
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