Desmognathus habitats near the lower Ball Creek bridge
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (U. S. Forest Service)
September 16, 2006

 
Desmognathus Distance from surface water
species 0 <1 <5 <10 <20 >20
quadrimaculatus 4 1 - - - -
monticola 4 11 10 - - -
ochrophaeus 7 5 8 3 1 -
aeneus - - - 1 - 3

Other species and notes

Amphibia

  • Desmognathus ochrophaeus with red cheeks (like Plethodon jordani in the Smokies!), 4 (including 2 with red on legs also) (included in the table above)
  • D. ochrophaeus with plain gray body and white spots (like Plethodon glutinosus!), 3 (included in the table above)
  • Eurycea longicauda, 1