Researchers discover new species of salamander from Gulf Coastal plains hotspot: Discovery sheds light on a region that is understudied, but species-rich - Science Daily

There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a new species of swamp-dwelling dusky salamander from the Gulf Coastal Plain of southeastern Mississippi an…

There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers led by R. Alexander Pyron, the Robert F. Griggs Associate Prof… [+2775 chars]

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