Why are there SO MANY Salamanders in Appalachia?

Reflecting on my recent trip into the heart of the Appalachians, I started to wonder why there are more salamanders here than anywhere else in the world

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https://www.oriannesociety.org/scienc...

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https://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/...

https://herpsofnc.org/red-salamander/

https://digital.tnconservationist.org...

https://highlandsbiological.org/biodi...

https://tnaqua.org/riverwatch/why-is-...

https://eeb.utk.edu/studying-salamand...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/briangr...

https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/ess...

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/j...

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/M...

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