High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The seepage salamander (Desmognathus aeneus) is a small, terrestrial species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. They are found in small areas of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It gets its name from the seepages around which it lives. It is very similar in its appearance and life history to the pygmy salamander (Desmognathus wrighti). These two species differ greatly from the other Desmognathus species. They are the smallest salamanders in the genus, measuring only 1-2 inches in length. They are also the only two terrestrial, direct developing Desmognathus species . However, the two species are not often seen to coexist, differing in distribution by elevation; although there are exceptions. The seepage salamander is currently listed as Near Threatened, with its numbers declining in most of...