The world's smallest salamander, pictured here next to a dime, is found in Georgia. (photo courtesy UGA)
And Georgia has another new distinction.
The recent discovery helped push Georgia to number one in the nation for salamanders.
Fifty-eight species live here.
They make up one-tenth of the world’s known species.
Experts say the diversity is largely because of the state’s large size, its five physiographic regions and its share of the moisture-rich Southern Appalachians.
