Summary ²

Urspelerpes brucei, the patch-nosed salamander, is a lungless miniature salamander found in streams of South Carolina and Georgia, United States. The species is the sole member of the genus Urspelerpes within the family Plethodontidae (the lungless salamanders). It marks the first discovery of an endemic amphibian genus from the United States since the Red Hills salamander| (Phaeognathus) in 1961.

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• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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