Plethodon petraeus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton & Jacobs, 1988: 135

Holotype: USNM 267205, adult ♂, collected by Jeremy F. Jacobs and Addison H. Wynn on 24-25 May 1986.
Type locality: “34°39′50″ N and 85°22′10″ W, at an elevation of 310 m, at the mouth of Dickson Gulf on the eastern slope of Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Georgia”, United States.

Wynn, A.H., Highton, R. & Jacobs, J.F. 1988. A New Species of Rock-Crevice Dwelling Plethodon from Pigeon Mountain, Georgia. Herpetologica 44(2): 135–143. JSTOR Reference page.

Hammerson, G. 2004. IUCN: Plethodon petraeus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59350A11921872. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59350A11921872.en. Accessed on 13 November 2022.

English: Pigeon Mountain Salamander