THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmodromia tranterae McLay, 2001 | DromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cumberland Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus abditus Anderson & Tilley, 2003 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seepage SalamanderDesmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus anicetus Pyron & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Apalachicola Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus aureatus (Martof, 1956) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Holbrook's Southern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ouachita Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus campi Pyron & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Carolina Mountain Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus catahoula Pyron & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus cheaha Pyron, O'Connell, Duncan, Burbrink & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf Black-bellied SalamanderDesmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin & Marshall, 2002 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli Pyron & Beamer, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Imitator SalamanderDesmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus intermedius (Pope, 1928) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus kanawha Pyron & Beamer, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus lycos Pyron & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shovel-nosed SalamanderDesmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus mavrokoilius Pyron & Beamer, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seal SalamanderDesmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allegheny Mountain Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ocoee SalamanderDesmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Pygmy SalamanderDesmognathus organi Crespi, Browne & Rissler, 2010 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus perlapsus Neill, 1950 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flat-headed SalamanderDesmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santeetlah Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus tilleyi Pyron & Beamer, 2023 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Valentine's Southern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus valentinei Means, Lamb & Bernardo, 2017 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmognathus valtos Pyron & Beamer, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black Mountain SalamanderDesmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy SalamanderDesmognathus wrighti King, 1936 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmogomphus paucinervis (Selys, 1873) | GomphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmogomphus tigrivensis Williamson, 1920 | GomphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmoleptus peruanus (Attems, 1931) | DiplopodaArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmoloma erratica Schaus, 1906 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmoloma mollis Dyar, 1910 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmoloma signata Dyar, 1910 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmolycaena rogersi Riley, 1932 | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa (Litometopa) flavicornis Brake & Freidberg, 2003 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa aczeli Sabrosky, 1983 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa aldabrae Sabrosky, 1983 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa atypica Sabrosky, 1983 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa flavicoxa Hendel, 1932 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa floridensis Sabrosky, 1983 | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmometopa glabrifrons (Sabrosky, 1965) | MilichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.