Desmognathus aureatus

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: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus aureatus

Name

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Desmognathus aureatus (Martof, 1956)

  • Holotype: UMMZ 111566, adult ♂, collected by Stephen and Andrew Martof on 11 September 1954.
  • Type locality: “Jarrard's Creek, 0.2 of a mile below its crossing of U.S. Route 19, about 9 air miles north-northeast of Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia; 1,550 feet elevation”.

Combinations

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  • Leurognathus marmorata aureata Martof, 1956: 2 [original combination]
  • Leurognathus marmoratus aureatusConant, 1958: 228 [gender agreement]
  • Desmognathus aureatusJones, Voss, Ptacek, Weisrock & Tonkyn, 2006: 285 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Synonyms

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  • Leurognathus marmorata roborata Martof, 1956: 4
    • Holotype: UMMZ 111568, adult ♂, collected the Bernard Martof family on 18 September 1954.
    • Type locality: “Reed Creek, along Burrell Ford Road, 0.5 of a mile from its junction with Glade School Road, about 3.5 miles northwest of Pine Mountain Community, Rabun County, Georgia; 2,350 feet elevation”.

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Vernacular names

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English: Southern Shove-nosed Dusky Salamander