Desmognathus apalachicolae

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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus apalachicolae

Name edit

Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989

Type locality: "Big Sweetwater Creek steephead..., 60 m elevation, in SE 1/4 Section 11, Township 1 N, Range 7 W, Liberty 7 W, Liberty County, Florida", USA.

Holotype: USNM 269079.

References edit

Means and Karlin, 1989, Herpetologica, 45: 38.
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. Desmognathus apalachicolae
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus apalachicolae. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus apalachicolae (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Apalachicola Dusky Salamander