Desmognathus carolinensis

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 carolinensis

Name

Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916

Type locality: "spring near top of Mt. Mitchell, [Buncombe County,] North Carolina, altitude 'over 6500 feet'", USA.

Holotype: USNM 31135.

Synonyms

• Desmognathus ochrophaea carolinensis Dunn, 1916
• Desmognathus fuscus carolinensis — Pope, 1924
• Desmognathus carolinensis — Brimley, 1928
• Desmognathus ochrophaeus carolinensis — Bishop, 1943

References

• Dunn, 1916, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 29: 74.
• Tilley and Mahoney, 1996, Herpetol. Monogr., 10: 1–42.
• 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 carolinensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus carolinensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus carolinensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander