Record #:

26376

Author(s):

Murdock, Nora A.

Abstract:

The Carolina northern flying squirrel is a relict animal of the last ice age now living in the Southern Appalachians. Because of its rarity and association with declining high-elevation coniferous trees, this animal is now an endangered species and recovery efforts are being explored.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 47 Issue 4, Fall 1999, p16

Subject(s):

Endangered species--North Carolina, Mountains

Record #:

10004

Author(s):

Braswell, Alvin L.; Murdock, Nora A.

Abstract:

Populations of the mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) have been found in Union and Surry Counties. These are the state's first verified records of this salamander from east of the eastern Continental Divide. Three new locations for the four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) have been found in the Coastal Plain.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 1, Mar 1979, p135-139, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salamanders--Research