New salamander species added to US' North Carolina's list of 63 species
The US' North Carolina State added a new salamander species to its list of 63 species. The 'Carolina Sandhills Salamander' was previously categorised as an unusual population of the 'Southern Two-lined Salamander'. However, researchers used sequencing technology to show that the new species differs genetically. It also differs in colouration, size and natural history from complex's other members.