Plethodon metcalfi

Plethodon metcalfi

Taxonavigation

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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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon metcalfi

Name

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Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912

Type locality: "near Sunburst, Haywood Co[unty]., N[orth]. C[arolina].,... at elevations of about 3500 to 4000 feet", USA.

Holotype: USNM 49682.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Brimley, 1912, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 25: 138.
  • Highton, R. & Peabody, R. 2000. Geographic protein variation and speciation in salamanders of the Plethodon jordani and Plethodon glutinosus complexes in the southern Appalachian Mountains with the description of four new species. In: Bruce, R.C., Jaeger, R.G. & Houck, L.D. (eds.), The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders: 31–93. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Reference page
  • Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Plethodon metcalfi
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon metcalfi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon metcalfi  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander