---
title: "Ouachita Dusky Salamander"
description: "Desmognathus brimleyorum — Płazy. The Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ouachita-dusky-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ouachita Dusky Salamander

> Desmognathus brimleyorum — Płazy. The Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Desmognathus brimleyorum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 530
- Wikidata: [Q1594258](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1594258)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27409](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27409)

## Names

- en: Ouachita Dusky Salamander
- es: Salamandra Oscura de Ouachita
- fr: Desmognathe des Ouachita
- nl: Ouachita dusky salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (510)

## Summary

The Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma in the United States. The specific epithet is in honor of Herbert Hutchinson Brimley and his younger brother, Clement Samuel Brimley, both of whom were zoologists.

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

## Photo

![Ouachita Dusky Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ouachita-dusky-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10267787

## Machine access

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