Desmognathus mavrokoilius

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 mavrokoilius

Name

Desmognathus mavrokoilius Pyron & Beamer, 2022: 31

• Holotype: AMNH A-93879.
• Type locality: “Dixon Creek, south slope of Grandfather Mountain (NC: Caldwell; 36.108, -81.779; 79 m ASL)”.

References

Primary references

• Pyron, R.A. & Beamer, D.A. 2022. Nomenclatural solutions for diagnosing ‘cryptic’ species using molecular and morphological data facilitate a taxonomic revision of the Black-bellied Salamanders (Urodela, Desmognathus ‘quadramaculatus’) from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Bionomina 27(1): 1–43. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.27.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Blue Ridge Black-bellied Salamander