Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Great Balsams Mountain Dusky Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Desmognathus carolinensis
- Desmognathus ocoee
- Desmognathus adatsihi
- Desmognathus orestes
- Desmognathus perlapsus
- Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Desmognathus
- Species
- Desmognathus balsameus
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