Desmognathus balsameus

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 balsameus

Name

Desmognathus balsameus Pyron & Beamer, 2022: 225

• Holotype: AMNH A-193885 (RAP0650), collected by R.A. Pyron on 12 April 2019.
• Type locality: “Bubbling Spring Branch near Mount Hardy Gap (NC: Haywood; 35.308, -82.908, ~ 1530m 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: Great Balsams Mountain Dusky Salamander