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title: "Ocoee Salamander"
description: "Desmognathus ocoee — Amphibians. The ocoee salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ocoee-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ocoee Salamander

> Desmognathus ocoee — Amphibians. The ocoee salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Desmognathus ocoee*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1093
- Wikidata: [Q1594834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1594834)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27406](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27406)

## Names

- en: Ocoee Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Ocoee
- fr: Desmognathe d'Ocoee
- nl: Ocoee Salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (671)

## Summary

The ocoee salamander (Desmognathus ocoee) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. This salamander has a variety of colors and patterns, and got its name from Tennessee state wildflower. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs and wet rocks in mountainous areas of the Southeastern United States. It was first described by Nicholls in 1949. They are territorial and feed on small invertebrates. It is widely distributed in the southeastern United States and is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_salamander

## Photo

![Ocoee Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ocoee-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: kevin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349024980

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ocoee-salamander?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).