Record #:

29834

Author(s):

Mahan, Hal; Mahan, Laura

Abstract:

The Southern Appalachians is home to more than sixty species of salamanders in North Carolina. The salamander fauna is so diverse because as the Appalachian Mountains formed and evolved, the salamanders adapted to profound geologic and climatological changes. Many species are in serious decline due to diseases and water pollution.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 5, May 2017, p77, por

Subject(s):

Salamanders; Salamanders--North Carolina, Western