Desmognathus marmoratus
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Shovel-nosed Salamander
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited U.S. National Park, so many of its trails can be extremely crowded. Fortunately, someone had the bright idea of making a number of small trails that go nowhere in particular, to make it easy to get away from the crowds. Each of these trails is labeled Quiet Walkway. This particular Quiet Walkway featured both adult (above) and larval (below) Shovel-nosed Salamanders poking about in a small stream.
Printed references:
- Behler, J. L., King, F. W. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
- Conant, R., Collins, J. T. 1998. Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition, expanded
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada