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Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander Complex [ Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus fuscus] 

Please remember while out herping in Pennsylvania you need to have a current fishing license and please please remember to follow decontamination procedures as not to spread germs,diseases and unwanted fungus to these important areas!If you not willing do follow these procedures,you should not be out!I personally always wear protective gloves[Nitrile], even if I don't handle salamanders and I do try to never touch them.I also spray myself [boots,waders,gloves,net,photographic tank...] with a chlorhexidine solution.
[Chlorhexidine, is a disinfectant and antiseptic that is used for skin disinfection]
Two beautiful juvenile Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus sp]. Could be a cross between fuscus and ochrophaeus, Alleghney Mountain and Northern Dusky. These two beautiful color variations were found in this remote valley [seen below] in North Central, Pa. 4-24-22.
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Perfect Spring Salamander habitat [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus] and Northern and Allegheny Dusky Salamander [ Degmognathus fuscus & ochrophaeus] and their complex. A spring on the side of a mountain in Tioga County, Pa.-Turn up the sound!
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A gravid [carrying eggs] female Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander complex [Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus  fuscus] . Tioga County, Pa. 12-17-21. Desmognathus ochropaeus and Desmognathus fuscus have been shown to interbreed, thus showing the characteristics of both
Two different gravid [carrying eggs] female Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander complex [Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus  fuscus] . Tioga County, Pa. 12-17-21. Desmognathus ochropaeus and Desmognathus fuscus have been shown to interbreed, thus showing the characteristics of both
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      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander Complex [ Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus fuscus]
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