Salamanders

Salamanders are an important component of the faunal richness of the southern Appalachians.The region has abundant and rare numbers of about 40 species. Despite their importance as animal foods, role as ecosystem and climatic-change monitors, nutrient pools, and other ecological functions, and their potential importance as a resource for observers and naturalists, little is known about managing them in the southern Appalachians, particularly when compared to game species. For this reason, baseline studies are needed to improve knowledge about their biology and the effects of management. The following sections review current knowledge on some salamander species , and guidelines.

• Biology
• Inventory and Surveys
• Management

  Select Species

  • The Helbender

Submitted by Robert H. Giles, Jr.

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Last revision June 2, 2001