Desmognathus habitats near the lower Ball Creek bridge
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (U. S. Forest Service)
September 10, 2005

 
Desmognathus Distance from surface water
species 0 <1 <5 <10 <20 >20
quadrimaculatus 5 0 0 0 0 0
monticola 9 3 2 1 0 0
ochrophaeus 3 5 2 2 3 1
aeneus 0 3 1 0 2 4

Other species and notes

  • Desmognathus ochrophaeus with red cheeks (like Plethodon jordani in the Smokies!), 4 (included in the numbers above)
  • Plethodon glutinosus, 1 (legs 1, spots 3, cheeks 1)
  • Eurycea longicauda, our first in many years!
  • Queen Snake Regina septemvittata, a rare snake that specializes on eating crayfish