The Dusky Salamander is an amphibian

Amphibian

Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...

 in the lungless salamander family. The species is also sometimes called the Northern Dusky Salamander by those acknowledging that populations in the southern United States form a separate species, called the Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus

Desmognathus auriculatus

The Southern Dusky Salamander is a species of salamander native to the coastal regions of the southeastern United States, from Virginia to Texas. Older sources often refer to it as the Eared Triton.- Description :...

). It can be found in eastern North America

North America

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 from extreme eastern Canada

Canada

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 in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

 south into the panhandle of Florida

Florida

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 and west to Louisiana

Louisiana

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.