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title: "Talladega Seal Salamander"
description: "Desmognathus cheaha — Anfibi. The Talladega seal salamander (Desmognathus cheaha) is a mid-sized stream-dwelling plethodontid salamander native to the Southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/talladega-seal-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Talladega Seal Salamander

> Desmognathus cheaha — Anfibi. The Talladega seal salamander (Desmognathus cheaha) is a mid-sized stream-dwelling plethodontid salamander native to the Southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Desmognathus cheaha*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 411
- Wikidata: [Q124742495](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124742495)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1503258](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1503258)

## Names

- en: Talladega Seal Salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (303)

## Summary

The Talladega seal salamander (Desmognathus cheaha) is a mid-sized stream-dwelling plethodontid salamander native to the Southeastern United States. This species was split from the common seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) in 2022.

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

## Photo

![Talladega Seal Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/talladega-seal-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alan Jeon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201195060

## Machine access

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