Desmognathus adatsihi

Taxonavigation

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: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus adatsihi

Name

Desmognathus adatsihi Pyron & Beamer, 2022: 215

• Holotype: USNM 596065 (RAP0892), collected by D.A. Beamer and T.W. Pierson on 14 August 2019.
• Type locality: “Cataloochee Balsam in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC: Swain), ~ 1650m ASL”.

References

Primary references

• Pyron, R.A. & Beamer, D.A. 2022. Systematics of the Ocoee Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus ocoee), with description of two new species from the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Zootaxa 5190(2): 207–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander