Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

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: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genus: Cryptobranchus
Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Subspecies: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis

Name

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803)

Type locality: "les monts Alléganis, en Virginie", USA.

Holotype: MNHNP, lost.

Synonyms

• Salamandra alleganiensis Daudin, 1803
• Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis — Schmidt, 1953

References

• Daudin, 1803 (An. XI), Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Rept., 8: 231.
• Schmidt, 1953, Check List N. Am. Amph. Rept., Ed. 6: 11.
• 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. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Hellbender