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title: "Salamandra Oscura Montana de Allegheny"
description: "Desmognathus ochrophaeus — Anfibios. The Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) is a species in the Plethodontidae (lungless salamander) family native to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/allegheny-mountain-dusky-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Salamandra Oscura Montana de Allegheny

> Desmognathus ochrophaeus — Anfibios. The Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) is a species in the Plethodontidae (lungless salamander) family native to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Desmognathus ochrophaeus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 9038
- Wikidata: [Q2705341](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705341)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27390](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27390)

## Names

- en: Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
- de: Allegheny-Bachsalamander
- es: Salamandra Oscura Montana de Allegheny
- fr: Desmognathe des Allegheny
- nl: Allegheny-beeksalamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (8678), CA (45)

## Summary

The Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) is a species in the Plethodontidae (lungless salamander) family native to eastern North America.

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

## Photo

![Salamandra Oscura Montana de Allegheny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/allegheny-mountain-dusky-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243509928

## Machine access

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