The Blue Ridge dusky salamander (Desmognathus orestes ) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
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starts withTheir eggs are laid under logs or rocks.
The species is endemic to the Blue Ridge Mountains range of the southern Appalachian Mountains, within western Virginia and North Carolina in the south-eastern United States.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
