Desmognathus habitats near the lower Ball Creek bridge
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (U. S. Forest Service)
September 15, 2007

 
Desmognathus Distance from surface water
species 0 <1 <5 <10 <20 >20
quadrimaculatus 5 0 0 0 0 0
monticola 15 4 9 3 0 0
ochrophaeus 0 4 5 6 2 0
aeneus 0 0 0 0 2 1

Other species

  • Desmognathus ochrophaeus with red cheeks (like Plethodon jordani in the Smokies!), 2 (included in the numbers above)
  • Plethodon glutinosus, 6
Note

Heavy rain the day before, perhaps as much as 3 inches.