About Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996
Desmognathus orestes is a species first described by Tilley & Mahoney in 1996. Females of this species lay their eggs under logs or rocks. This species is endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the southern Appalachian Mountains, where it occurs in western Virginia and North Carolina in the southeastern United States. Its natural habitats include temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas. It is currently threatened by habitat loss.
