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Desmognathus valentinei Means, Lamb & Bernardo, 2017
Valentine's Southern Dusky Salamander | family: Plethodontidae subfamily: Plethodontinae genus: Desmognathus |
| Species Description: Means DB, Lamb JY, Bernardo J 2017 A new species of dusky salamander (Amphibia: Plethodontidae: Desmognathus) from the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States and a redescription of D. auriculatus. Zootaxa 4263:467-506. | |
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Etymology: The species epithet, “valentinei”, is derived from the name of the researcher who first described them: Barry Valentine. Valentine distinguished D. valentinei from other species in the Desmognathus genus that are found in the southeastern United States, including D. auriculatus (Means et. al 2017). |
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